soured
past simple and past participle ofsour
| 单词 | soured |
| 释义 | soured past simple and past participle ofsour sour verb[IorT] uk/saʊər/us/saʊr/sourverb[I or T](TASTE)tobecomesour or to make somethingbecomesour: Hotweathersoursmilk. Milk sours inhotweather. Damaging and spoiling
sourverb[I or T](BAD FEELING)to (causeto)becomeunpleasantorunfriendly: Herwholeattitudetolifesoured as aresultof thatexperience. Thisincidenthas souredrelationsbetween the twocountries. to spoil something
Damaging and spoiling
Examplesofsouredsoured In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. But in recent months, the relationship hadsoured. From theCambridge English Corpus It misses much: for instance, the friendships that neversouredand were never 'needed' in court. From theCambridge English Corpus The uneasiness which these factors createdsouredtheir relationship. From theCambridge English Corpus Even accusations of witchcraft had a diurnal rhythm with ' 'accidents ' ' likesouredmilk occurring in the daytime and more spectral horrors at night. From theCambridge English Corpus Dispossessed groups thus confronted a rhetoric of benevolence that marginalized them, while benefactors' moral character could becomesouredby fears of being tricked by shammers or the undeserving. From theCambridge English Corpus Although claims of stinginess could carry a social cost reducing the benefit of hunter control, such communication is reserved for cases where the social relationship has alreadysoured. From theCambridge English Corpus If one is critical one is disloyal andsoured-up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Their souls weresouredand their minds were poisoned by bitterness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The land may be in asouredor ill-drained condition for many reasons. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The consequence is that these lands are being absolutelysoured. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Compulsion hassouredrelations between local authorities and the private sector and caused divisions within local councils. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Such happenings leave such a sense of rejection which too easily develops into anguished bitterness and asouredattitude of mind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The union's efforts to secure recognition have been weakened seriously and industrial relations at the firm have beensoured. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Some of the survivors are among these pensioners about whom we are talking today, and it is sad to havesouredthat tradition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The successful privatisation of the industry could be undermined if the atmosphere issoured. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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