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;
Annie and her brother were sent to a children's home. There the boy died.
安妮和她的弟弟被送往一家孤儿院。弟弟在孤儿院死了。
It soon became clear that the straight part of the dance changed when the sun's position changed. If the feeding place was toward the sun, the dancer headed straight upward during the straight part of the wagging dance.