go/turn sour
1. 令人失望
After a promising start, things began to turn sour.
起先是很有希望的, 后来却开始变得让人扫兴。
sour grapes
1. 酸葡萄作用
His remarks about the skating champion are sour grapes.
他对那个溜冰冠军的批评是吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸。
The loser's scorn for the award is pure sour grape.
失败者对奖品的轻视纯粹是吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸。
2. 自负; 好强
sour sb. on
1. 对……表示反感
That experience soured me on camping for the rest of my life.
那一次的经历使我此生对露营再也不敢领教了。
习惯用语be sour on1.[美俚]嫌恶, 憎厌get in sour1.[美俚]不和, 失去...的好感, 遇到麻烦go sour1.变酸2.(计划等)行不通; 令人失望in sour1.[美俚]受冷遇, 处于困境the sweet and sour of life1.人生的苦乐take the sweet with the sour1.逆来顺受The sweet and sour go together.1.苦乐相伴相生。sour on1.[美]讨厌, 憎恶特殊用法basic sour1.基本酸剂bone sour1.骨周肉酸化first sour1.初次生酸flat sour1.平酸(只产酸不产气的腐败罐头)gray sour (=lime sour)1.【纺】初酸洗