| 释义 |
sour grapes used to say that someone is pretending that they dislike something because they want it but cannot have it – used to show disapproval酸葡萄〔指某人其实想要某物，但因得不到而装作不喜欢聊以自慰的心态，含贬义〕—sourly adv. —sourness noun U sour grapes used to refer to an attitude in which someone disparages or affects to despise something because they cannot have it themselves 酸葡萄心理（因为自己得不到就诋毁或蔑视某物）。 [ORIGIN: with allusion to Aesop's fable The Fox and the Grapes.] sour ˈgrapes(saying)used to show that you think sb is jealous and is pretending that sth is not important（表示某人表面贬低某事物，实则是嫉妒）酸葡萄He said he didn't want the job anyway, but that's just sour grapes.他说他其实并不想干这份工作，这不过是吃不着葡萄就说葡萄酸而已。 |