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souring

/souuhr, sou-er/US // saʊər, ˈsaʊ ər //UK // (ˈsaʊə) //

酸化,酸化作用,酸味,酸败

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adj.形容词 adjective
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    sour·er, sour·est.

    • : having an acid taste, resembling that of vinegar, lemon juice, etc.; tart.
    • : rendered acid or affected by fermentation; fermented.
    • : producing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is not bitter, salt, or sweet.
    • : characteristic of something fermented: a sour smell.
    • : distasteful or disagreeable; unpleasant.
    • : below standard; poor.
    • : harsh in spirit or temper; austere; morose; peevish.
    • : Agriculture. having excessive acidity.
    • : contaminated by sulfur compounds.
    • : Music. off-pitch; badly produced: a sour note.
n.名词 noun
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    • : something that is sour.
    • : any of various cocktails consisting typically of whiskey or gin with lemon or lime juice and sugar and sometimes soda water, often garnished with a slice of orange, a maraschino cherry, or both.
    • : an acid or an acidic substance used in laundering and bleaching to neutralize alkalis and to decompose residual soap or bleach.
v.无主动词 verb
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    • : to become sour, rancid, mildewed, etc.; spoil: Milk sours quickly in warm weather. The laundry soured before it was ironed.
    • : to become unpleasant or strained; worsen; deteriorate: Relations between the two countries have soured.
    • : to become bitter, disillusioned, or disinterested: I guess I soured when I learned he was married. My loyalty soured after his last book.
    • : Agriculture. to develop excessive acidity.
v.有主动词 verb
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    • : to make sour; cause sourness in: What do they use to sour the mash?
    • : to cause spoilage in; rot: Defective cartons soured the apples.
    • : to make bitter, disillusioned, or disagreeable: One misadventure needn't have soured him. That swindle soured a great many potential investors.

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Examples

  • Any tart filling, such as this brightly sour roasted cranberry mixture, pairs beautifully with pillowy, sweet meringue.

  • It’s a classic, balanced, not too dark and not too sour crowd-pleaser.

  • When savory, a dollop of sour cream-like natilla is usually served on top.

  • He has a knack for picking out perfectly ripe fruit, so there’s rarely a dry or sour orange on the plate, but at my parents’ house, oranges are only ever eaten raw.

  • Sample a comfort beer, such as the oatmeal raisin cookie stout, or if you need an energy boost, try a sour beer with electrolytes, such as War Goose.

  • Frustrated by her souring relationship with Salinger, Maynard fixated on the idea of having a daughter.

  • Political independents are also souring on Obama, with just 37 percent approving of his job performance, a 10-point drop.

  • Of the high hopes that characterize the Western Aliyah (immigration) souring so dramatically, so brutally.

  • Why are voters—especially Independent voters—suddenly souring on Romney?

  • And then—five days later, with the polls showing Americans souring on the Lebanon policy—Reagan decided to pull the troops out.

  • In the souring of canned sweet corn, it is exceptional that the ends are forced outward.

  • To prevent milk from souring, dishonest milk dealers often put into it such preservatives as soda, borax, and formaldehyde.

  • It may be conceded to him that circumstances had been of a souring character.

  • Again, slow cooling gives more time for this oxydation to go on, and thus "ripen" the cream for churning without souring it.

  • They are universally present in milk and are commonly the greatest causal agent in its souring.