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

• Policymakers in New Delhi believe that souring trade relations between Japan and China represent an opportunity for India to develop and boost its production of rare earths.
  印度政策制定者相信，日中贸易关系日益恶化是印度开发并推动稀土生产的机会。
• 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。
• The relationship of FDI and domestic investment on the industrial level mainly depends on the choice of production function, but the impact of FDI on domestic capital stock in any industry depends on the motive of FDI and characteristics of souring industries.
  行业层面上，FDI与国内投资的关系主要取决于生产函数的选择。而FDI对任一个行业内的国内资本存量的影响，主要取决于外商投资的动机和外资所来源的行业的特征。
• 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。
• Once risk managers spot that degree of concentration in an asset that is souring, more and more sell orders are likely.
  一旦风险管理经理发现，如此高度集中的资产正在恶化，抛售订单很可能接踵而至。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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