pickle
n
1
(a) [U] food (esp vegetables) preserved in vinegar or salt water 腌菜(尤指蔬菜)
red cabbage pickle 红卷心菜泡菜.
(b) [C usu pl 通常作复数]
particular vegetable preserved in this way 泡菜
The dish was accompanied by a variety of pickles. 这盘菜配有什锦泡菜.
cheese and pickles 奶酪加泡菜.
(c) [U] liquid used to preserve food in this way 泡菜水; 腌菜的汁
leave an ox tongue in salt pickle 把牛口条放在腌菜汁里腌制. Cf 参看 relish 3, sauce 1.
2 [C] (Brit infml 口) mischievous child 调皮孩子
She's a real little pickle! 她真是个小调皮!
3 (idm 习语) (in) a sad, sorry, nice, pretty, etc `pickle (in) a difficult or unpleasant situation; (in) a mess 处境困难或不愉快; 又脏又乱. pickle, v [Tn]
preserve (vegetables, etc) in pickle (用腌菜汁)腌渍(蔬菜等)
pickled cabbage, onions, walnuts, etc 腌洋白菜、 洋葱、 胡桃等. pickled adj (infml 口) drunk 醉的
By this time, he was hopelessly pickled. 到这时他已经烂醉如泥了.
🔁 扩展释义
*['pikl]n. 盐卤, 腌汁, 泡菜, 困境, 讨厌鬼vt. 腌制, 酸洗, 葬送(机会等), 泡【化】 酸洗相关词组: be in a pickle
📖 同为「博士」词汇
gropevi. 触摸,试探着前进;探索,摸索;
vt. 摸索(路);<俚>抚摸身体;
n. 摸索,探索;
Wait! Shylock would not take the money earlier. All he wanted was right to be done.
别忙!夏洛克先前已经拒绝要钱了。他所要求的只是公正。
Thanks for your letter.
谢谢你给我来信。
First, it is important to recognize what kind of person you are and which special qualities make you different from everyone else. To help you do this, read the following questions and write down the answers: