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grapes /greɪps/●sour ˈgrapes (saying) used to describe the behaviour of sb who pretends that sth they cannot have is of little value or interest 酸葡萄（吃不着葡萄说葡萄酸）◆When she failed the entrance exam, she started saying that she never wanted to go to college anyway, but I think that’s just sour grapes.她没能通过入学考试，于是便说，她本来就不想上大学，可是我觉得这不过是吃不着葡萄说葡萄酸。 ORIGIN This idiom comes from one of Aesop’s fables. A fox cannot reach some grapes so he decides that they are not ready to eat. 这个习语源于《伊索寓言》，一只狐狸够不着葡萄，便说葡萄没熟，不能吃。 |