sour

酸っぱい

レモンや酢のような、舌を刺激する酸っぱい味がする。

やさしい英語で： Having a sharp taste like lemon or vinegar.

• This lemon tastes sour.
• Do you like sour candy?
• The sauce was too sour, so I added sugar.

類義語： tart, acidic, sharp

反対語： sweet

よく使う表現： sour taste, sour lemon, sour candy, taste sour

酸っぱくなった、傷んだ

細菌の働きで鮮度が落ち、不快な酸っぱい味になった。

やさしい英語で： Changed by bacterial activity so that it has an unpleasant acid taste and is no longer fresh.

• The milk has gone sour.
• I threw away the sour cream from the broken fridge.
• Did the milk turn sour overnight?

使い方： go/turn sour (The milk went sour after a day in the heat.)

類義語： spoiled, off

反対語： fresh

よく使う表現： sour milk, go sour, turn sour

不機嫌な、愛想の悪い

悲しみや怒りのために、感じが悪く人に冷たい。

やさしい英語で： Unpleasant or unfriendly because of unhappiness or anger.

• He was in a sour mood.
• She gave me a sour look when I interrupted.
• His sour expression softened when the children arrived.

類義語： grumpy, ill-tempered, sullen

反対語： cheerful, friendly

よく使う表現： sour mood, sour expression, sour look, sour old man

すえた、酸っぱい臭いのする

古くなったもののような、不快で酸っぱい味や臭いがする。

やさしい英語で： Having an unpleasant stale taste or smell.

• His breath smelled sour.
• A sour smell came from the damp towels.
• The old nuts left a sour taste in my mouth.

類義語： rancid, stale

反対語： fresh

よく使う表現： sour breath, sour smell, sour odour

酸っぱくなる、傷む

酸味が生じる、またはその変化で食べたり飲んだりできなくなる。

やさしい英語で： To develop an acid taste or become unfit to eat or drink through this change.

• Milk can sour in warm weather.
• The cream soured while we were away.
• Has the milk started to sour?

類義語： go sour, turn sour

よく使う表現： milk can sour, cream may sour, begin to sour

酸っぱくする、酸味をつける

食べ物や飲み物に酸味をつける、または鮮度を失わせる。

やさしい英語で： To give food or drink an acid taste, or cause it to lose its freshness.

• Lemon juice will sour the milk.
• The warm air soured the cream.
• She soured the sauce with a spoonful of vinegar.

使い方： sour something with something (You can sour the milk with a little lemon juice.)

類義語： acidify

よく使う表現： sour the milk, sour the sauce, sour something with