Chua; có vị gắt (như) vị giấm, chanh, quả chưa chín

sour apples

táo chua (vì còn xanh)

Chua, thiu, ôi; không tươi (mùi vị)

the milk's turned sour

sữa đã bị chua

a sour smell

mùi chua

Ẩm, ướt (đất); ấm là lạnh (thời tiết)

Có tính cáu kỉnh, tỏ ra cáu kỉnh; có thái độ gắt gỏng, chanh chua

what a sour face she has !

cô ta có một bộ mặt mới chanh chua làm sao!

(từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) tồi, kém

his game has gone sour

lối chơi của hắn đâm tồi ra

Làm chua, làm lên men

the hot weather soured the milk

thời tiết nóng đã làm chua sữa

Trở nên chua, lên men (sữa..)

rãnh âm thanh

vệt âm thanh

dưa chuột ngâm dấm, chua, ủ chua, muối chua

Acid, acidic, tart, vinegary, lemony, acidulous oracidulent, acidulated, acescent, acerbic: This apple has apleasant, slightly sour taste. Do you like sour dill pickles? 2turned, bad, (gone) off, fermented, curdled, rancid, spoilt orspoiled: If the food is sour, throw it away.

Disagreeable,unpleasant, distasteful, bad, nasty, bitter, terrible: The poorservice and facilities made the entire holiday a very sourexperience. 4 acrimonious, bitter, embittered, unpleasant,churlish, ill-natured, ill-tempered, bad-tempered, crusty,curmudgeonly, crabbed, crabby, grouchy, cross, cranky, testy,petulant, impatient, abrupt, nasty, curt, caustic, brusque,peevish, snappish, edgy, sullen, morose, gloomy, discontented:The waitress's sour expression matched her sour disposition.

V.

Turn, spoil, curdle, go bad or off, ferment: Milk soursquickly in this climate if you don't refrigerate it.

Embitter, acerbate, disenchant, exasperate, vex, Colloq peeve:Being forced to practise for hours when a child was what souredmy enjoyment of playing the piano.

Adj.

Having an acid taste like lemon orvinegar, esp. because of unripeness (sour apples).

A (offood, esp. milk or bread) bad because of fermentation. bsmelling or tasting rancid or unpleasant.

(of a person,temper, etc.) harsh; morose; bitter.

(of a thing) unpleasant;distasteful.

(of the soil) deficient in lime and usuallydank.

N.

US a drink with lemon- or lime-juice (whiskysour).

An acid solution used in bleaching etc.

V.tr. &intr. make or become sour (soured the cream; soured bymisfortune).

Go (or turn) sour 1 (of food etc.) become sour.2 turn out badly (the job went sour on him).

Lose one'skeenness. sour cream cream deliberately fermented by addingbacteria. sour grapes resentful disparagement of something onecannot personally acquire. sour mash US a brewing- ordistilling-mash made acid to promote fermentation.