souradjective(TASTE)
B1
having a sharp, sometimes unpleasant, taste or smell, like a lemon, and not sweet:
These plums are a bit sour.
having a sharp, sometimes unpleasant, taste or smell, like a lemon, and not sweet:
These plums are a bit sour.
unfriendly or easily annoyed:
Overnight, it seemed, their relationship had turned sour.
She gave me a sour look.
to become sour or to make something become sour:
Hot weather sours milk.
Milk sours in hot weather.
to (cause to) become unpleasant or unfriendly:
Her whole attitude to life soured as a result of that experience.
This incident has soured relations between the two countries.
a drink made from strong alcohol, lemon, or lime juice, sugar, and ice:
a whisky sour
(esp. of food) having a sharp taste:
The four basic tastes are sweet, salty, bitter, and sour.
unfriendly or unpleasant in manner or attitude:
The team’s perfect season went/turned sour after they lost their second straight game.
to become sour:
I’m afraid the milk has soured.
to become bad or unpleasant, or cause someone to feel bad or unhappy:
[ I ] When the economy soured, donations to the charity dried up.
to become, or cause to become, less pleasant, friendly, or successful:
Meeting clients unexpectedly can sour a relationship.
Loans are souring, as bankruptcies and the bad debts they leave behind keep mounting.
a market/economy sours Companies and families spend less on travel when the economy sours.
no longer successful or pleasant:
sour economy/market The economic slump was caused primarily by a sour housing market.