noun🔗Share酸味 The sensation of a sour taste."The sour on my tongue made me wrinkle my nose at the lemon juice. "嘴里的酸味让我皱起了眉头，因为柠檬汁太酸了。sensationfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share酸酒，酸味鸡尾酒。 A drink made with whiskey, lemon or lime juice and sugar."My dad made a delicious sour for the picnic. "我爸为野餐调了一杯美味的酸酒 (suān jiǔ), 真好喝。drinkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share酸味鸡尾酒，酸酒 (by extension) Any cocktail containing lemon or lime juice."My favorite sour is a Margarita. "我最喜欢的酸味鸡尾酒是玛格丽特。drinkfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share酸味，酸楚 A sour or acid substance; whatever produces a painful effect."The sour of the spoiled milk made the entire kitchen smell unpleasant. "变质牛奶的酸臭味让整个厨房都散发着难闻的气味。substancesensationfooddrinkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share酸液，酸水 The acidic solution used in souring fabric."The old recipe for making linen used a strong sour to bleach and stiffen the cloth. "那份古老的亚麻布制作配方使用强效的酸液来漂白并使布料变得硬挺。materialsubstancechemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share使变酸，发酸。 To make sour."Too much lemon juice will sour the recipe."柠檬汁放太多会让这个食谱的味道变酸。foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share变酸, 发酸. To become sour."The milk will sour if you leave it out of the refrigerator. "牛奶如果放在冰箱外面，就会变酸.foodchemistrysensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share使变坏，使扫兴。 To spoil or mar; to make disenchanted."The bad weather report really soured my mood for the day. "糟糕的天气预报真让我一整天的心情都变得很糟糕。attitudecharacteremotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share感到失望, 灰心。 To become disenchanted."We broke up after our relationship soured."我们的关系变差后，我们就分手了，因为我们都感到灰心了。attitudemindemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share使贫瘠，使酸化 To make (soil) cold and unproductive."The harsh winter had soured the soil in the family's garden, making it difficult to grow vegetables. "严酷的寒冬使这家花园里的土壤变得贫瘠酸化，很难种植蔬菜。agricultureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share沤制，浸酸。 To macerate (lime) and render it fit for plaster or mortar."The stonemason carefully soured the lime before mixing it with sand to make the mortar for the new school wall. "石匠在将石灰与沙子混合，制作新学校围墙的砂浆之前，仔细地沤制了石灰。materialsubstancearchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share酸化 To process (fabric) after bleaching, using hydrochloric acid or sulphuric acid to wash out the lime."The textile factory worker had to sour the linen fabric before dyeing it. "这家纺织厂的工人需要在给亚麻布染色之前对其进行酸化处理，以去除石灰质。materialprocessindustrychemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share酸， 刺鼻， 涩。 Having an acidic, sharp or tangy taste."Lemons have a sour taste."柠檬吃起来有酸味。sensationfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share酸腐，变质 Made rancid by fermentation, etc."The milk left out of the fridge all night had turned sour. "牛奶在冰箱外面放了一夜，已经酸腐变质了。foodchemistrysensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share酸的，馊的。 Tasting or smelling rancid."His sour breath makes it unpleasing to talk to him."他嘴里发出的酸臭味让人不想跟他说话。sensationfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share爱抱怨的，脾气坏的 (of a person's character) Peevish or bad-tempered."He gave me a sour look."他狠狠地瞪了我一眼，脸色很不好。characterattitudepersonmindhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share酸性的，贫瘠的 (of soil) Excessively acidic and thus infertile."a sour marsh"一片酸性贫瘠的沼泽agricultureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share含硫的，酸性的 (of petroleum) Containing excess sulfur."sour gas smells like rotten eggs"含硫气体闻起来像臭鸡蛋。fuelsubstancechemistrytechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share倒霉的，糟糕的 Unfortunate or unfavorable."The company had a sour year due to low sales. "由于销量不好，这家公司今年过得很倒霉。attitudeemotioncharactersituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share跑调，刺耳 Off-pitch, out of tune."The singer's voice was sour during the school talent show; it was clearly off-key. "那位歌手在学校才艺表演时声音跑调了，听起来很刺耳。musicsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
