كيف تنطق "sour grapes"
expression
ˈsaʊɝ/, /ˈsaʊɹ/ /ˈɡɹeɪps
SOW-er GRAYPS
sˈaʊə/ /ɡɹˈeɪps
SOW-uh GRAYPS
التعريف
The phrase 'sour grapes' describes pretending to dislike or criticize something you actually want but cannot have, often out of jealousy or disappointment.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈsaʊɝ/, /ˈsaʊɹ/ /ˈɡɹeɪps
الإنجليزية البريطانية
sˈaʊə/ /ɡɹˈeɪps
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
SOW-er GRAYPS
بريطاني
SOW-uh GRAYPS
استمع في السياق
He said he never liked that job, but maybe it's just sour grapes.
Don't pay attention to her sour grapes. She wanted to be on the team too.
When Jake lost, he called the contest unfair. That's just sour grapes.
People say the critics’ negative reviews were just sour grapes because their own films didn’t win awards.