英语单词“sour grapes”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析

单词 sour grapes 释义

sour grapes

idiomIf youdescribesomeone'sbehaviouroropinionassourgrapes, youmeanthat thatpersonisangrybecause they have not got orachievedsomething that theywanted:酸葡萄（指由于得不到而贬低某物）I don'tthinkit's such agreatjob- and that's not justsourgrapesbecause I didn't get it.我认为这份工作不怎么样——我可不是因为吃不着葡萄说葡萄酸。

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Anger and displeasure

• acrimony
• anger
• animus
• annoyance
• bad feeling
• flap
• fuss
• get the humpidiom
• gorge
• grit
• grityourteethidiom
• grudge
• hard feelingsidiom
• irritation
• rancour
• red mist
• reprehension
• resentfulness
• resentment
• road rage

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(Definition ofsour grapesfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus? Cambridge University Press)

sour grapes| American Dictionary

sour grapesnoun[U]us/?sɑ??r ?ɡre?ps/badbehaviorthathappensbecause someoneelseis moresuccessful:Are hiscriticismsjustified, or is this acaseof sour grapes from a lesssuccessfulartist?(Definition ofsour grapesfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/sour-grapes##