| 词汇 | soured |
| 释义 | soured past simple and past participle ofsour sour verb[ I or T ] uk /saʊər/ us /saʊr/ sourverb[I or T] (TASTE)to become sour or to make something become sour: （使）变酸；（使）酸腐 Hot weather sours milk.热天会让牛奶变酸。 Milk sours in hot weather.牛奶在热天会变酸。 Damaging and spoiling adulterant adulterate adulterated adulteration applecart butcher degrade drive a wedge between someoneidiom dry rot eat eat away at something erode foul put something out of jointidiom queer rain on someone's paradeidiom rampage ravage seismic wreck sourverb[I or T] (BAD FEELING)to (cause to) become unpleasant or unfriendly: （使）令人不快，（使）不友好 Her whole attitude to life soured as a result of that experience.那次经历过后，她对生活的整个态度变得很消极。 This incident has soured relations between the two countries.这一事件导致两国关系恶化。 to spoil something spoilDon't spoil the movie by telling me what happens! ruinI put too much salt in the sauce and ruined it. defaceMany of the library books had been defaced. disfigureHer face was disfigured by the scar. sourOur friendship soured after the argument, and we just drifted apart. poisonThe long dispute has poisoned relations between the two countries. Damaging and spoiling adulterant adulterate adulterated adulteration applecart butcher degrade drive a wedge between someoneidiom dry rot eat eat away at something erode foul put something out of jointidiom queer rain on someone's paradeidiom rampage ravage seismic wreck Examples of souredsoured In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. But in recent months, the relationship had soured. It misses much: for instance, the friendships that never soured and were never 'needed' in court. The uneasiness which these factors created soured their relationship. Even accusations of witchcraft had a diurnal rhythm with ' 'accidents ' ' like soured milk occurring in the daytime and more spectral horrors at night. Dispossessed groups thus confronted a rhetoric of benevolence that marginalized them, while benefactors' moral character could become soured by fears of being tricked by shammers or the undeserving. Although claims of stinginess could carry a social cost reducing the benefit of hunter control, such communication is reserved for cases where the social relationship has already soured. If one is critical one is disloyal and soured-up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Their souls were soured and their minds were poisoned by bitterness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The land may be in a soured or ill-drained condition for many reasons. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The consequence is that these lands are being absolutely soured. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Compulsion has soured relations between local authorities and the private sector and caused divisions within local councils. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Such happenings leave such a sense of rejection which too easily develops into anguished bitterness and a soured attitude of mind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The union's efforts to secure recognition have been weakened seriously and industrial relations at the firm have been soured. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Some of the survivors are among these pensioners about whom we are talking today, and it is sad to have soured that tradition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The successful privatisation of the industry could be undermined if the atmosphere is soured. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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