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;
The bison grows to a shoulder-height of 1.5 metres and can weigh 1100 kilograms.
野牛可以长到肩高1。5米,重达1,100公斤。
Being a good listener means much more than just listening with ears. Eyes mean that I should look at you while you are speaking as a sign of respect. In other words I should not watch TV, or look over your shoulder at other people while we are talking