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

• Without those elements, and with economies souring by the day, the outlook is bleak indeed.
  如果没有这些因素，随着各经济体状况日益恶化，前景的确很黯淡。
• 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。
• 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。
• Be able to souring needed machine which is required by the production needs.
  根据生产需要寻找机器设备的供应商。
• The souring of relations with Russia helped push Mr Yanukovich towards the EU.
  与俄罗斯关系的恶化使得亚努科维奇更想加入对欧盟。
• 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。
• Although Spain has announced deep budget cuts and new plans to strengthen its banks, concerns over economic contraction and souring property loans have grown.
  尽管西班牙已宣布大幅削减预算和加强银行的新计划，但人们对经济萎缩和不良房地产贷款的担忧仍在加剧。
• 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。
• This year, decelerating economic growth could result in more souring of loans.
  今年，经济增长不断减速可能导致更多贷款出现问题。
• 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。