"sour grapes" 怎么发音

expression

US

SOW-er GRAYPS

UK

SOW-uh GRAYPS

释义

The phrase 'sour grapes' describes pretending to dislike or criticize something you actually want but cannot have, often out of jealousy or disappointment.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈsaʊɝ/, /ˈsaʊɹ/ /ˈɡɹeɪps

英式英语

sˈaʊə/ /ɡɹˈeɪps

简化发音

美式

SOW-er GRAYPS

英式

SOW-uh GRAYPS

语境中听

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.