souring

英 [ˈsaʊərɪŋ]

美 [ˈsaʊərɪŋ]

v.  (使)变坏，恶化; (牛奶等)变味，酸腐
sour的现在分词

COCA.45696

柯林斯词典

• See also:The stewed apple was sour even with honey.sweet and sour
• (牛奶)变质的，馊的
  Sourmilk is milk that has an unpleasant taste because it is no longer fresh.
• ADJ-GRADED (人)乖戾的，尖酸刻薄的，不友好的
  Someone who issouris bad-tempered and unfriendly.
  1. She made a sour face in his direction...
     她冲他阴沉着脸。
  2. Police, weary and increasingly sour in mood, wonder aloud why the situation has been allowed to deteriorate.
     警察们疲惫不堪，心情也越来越糟糕，他们不禁满腹狐疑地问：为什么听凭情况不断地恶化下去？
• ADJ (状况、关系等)变坏，变糟，不再令人满意
  If a situation or relationshipturns sourorgoes sour, it stops being enjoyable or satisfactory.
  1. Everything turned sour for me there...
     在那里，对我来说一切变得很不顺利。
  2. Even the European dream is beginning to turn sour...
     甚至连欧洲之梦都开始破灭了。
  3. Their songs are filled with tales of love gone sour.
     他们的歌里充斥着变了味的爱情故事。
• V-ERG (使)(友谊、局势、态度等)变坏;(使)恶化
  If a friendship, situation, or attitudesoursor if somethingsoursit, it becomes less friendly, enjoyable, or hopeful.
  1. If anything sours the relationship, it is likely to be real differences in their world-views...
     如果有什么东西能够破坏这种关系的话，那可能就是他们世界观方面存在的实质性差异。
  2. Her mood soured a little.
     她的心情有点差。
• PHRASE 酸葡萄(喻指由于得不到而加以贬低的东西)
  If you refer to someone's attitude assour grapes, you mean that they say that something is worthless or undesirable because they want it themselves but cannot have it.
  1. Page's response to the suggestion that this might be sour grapes because his company lost the bid is: 'Life's too short for that.'
     有人认为这是佩奇的酸葡萄心理在作怪，因为他的公司未能中标，佩奇对此的回应是：“人生苦短，谁有闲工夫去耿耿于怀呢？”

英英释义

noun

• the process of becoming sour

双语例句

• From a strategic perspective, there is the danger of Greek politics souring still further and the country becoming a permanent trouble-spot in the eastern Mediterranean, even if it is out of the euro.
  从战略的角度看，希腊政局有持续恶化的危险，此外，即使希腊退出欧元，她也可能沦为东地中海永久的问题区。
• Higher interest rates and a souring housing market are causing consumers to rein in their car purchases.
  利率上升及房地产市场不断走软，限制了消费者的汽车购买。
• Though it is unthinkable that China has changed its long policy of encircling and containing India, does it indicate a change of tack when its relations with the US are souring?
  虽然难以想象中国会改变围堵和遏制印度的长远政策，但高志凯的话是否表明，在中美关系日趋恶化之际，中国转变了政策方针？
• The economic mood may be souring fast, but Nicolas Sarkozy still managed to bring some festive cheer to his electorate over the holiday period.
  经济氛围可能很快会变得不如人意，但是尼古拉斯？萨科齐仍然设法在节日期间将一些圣诞欢乐带给他的选民们。
• Relations between Israel and Cyprus have improved greatly following the souring of relations between former military allies Israel and Turkey.
  以色列和塞浦路斯之间的关系大为改善后的前军事盟国之间的以色列和土耳其的关系变坏。
• These broker-originated loans are souring at an accelerated rate, and Wells Fargo has announced that it will take a special loan-loss provision in the fourth quarter to cover losses.
  这类源自中介的贷款很快就出了问题，富国银行已宣布将在第四财政季度计入特殊的贷款损失准备金以弥补损失。
• Capable to scan, identify, develop qualify suppliers within Asia to make pre-select and access potential suppliers by assisting PC souring team for competitive market.
  有能力分析，确认和发展，通过帮助总部采购团队在亚洲区域内判断和甄选出符合喜利得要求有潜力的供应商，寻求有竞争力的市场。
• Chinese banks have been ramping up lending to developers in recent months, even as falling sales and weaker prices ratchet up the risk of these loans souring.
  近几个月来，中国银行业一直加大对开发商的放贷力度，而房地产销售额下降和价格疲软，增加了这些贷款成为坏账的风险。
• Since single souring and multiple sourcing strategies each offer certain advantages in risky environments, a correct evaluation from a risk management perspective is needed.
  单源采购和多源采购各有优劣势，因此从风险管理角度进行正确有效的评估是有必要的。
• The Study on the Souring Cultivation of Mushroom to Select High-yielding Strains of Lentinus Edodes ( Berk) Sing Exopolysaccharide and Antioxidant Activity
  香菇液体发酵培养胞外多糖高产菌株的筛选及抗氧化活性研究