pickle
n
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(a) [U] food (esp vegetables) preserved in vinegar or salt water 腌菜(尤指蔬菜)
red cabbage pickle 紅卷心菜泡菜.
(b) [C usu pl 通常作復數]
particular vegetable preserved in this way 泡菜
The dish was accompanied by a variety of pickles. 這盤菜配有什錦泡菜.
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 把牛口條放在腌菜汁里腌制. Cf 參看 relish 3, sauce 1.
2 [C] (Brit infml 口) mischievous child 調皮孩子
She's a real little pickle! 她真是個小調皮!
3 (idm 習語) (in) a sad, sorry, nice, pretty, etc `pickle (in) a difficult or unpleasant situation; (in) a mess 處境困難或不愉快; 又臟又亂. pickle, v [Tn]
preserve (vegetables, etc) in pickle (用腌菜汁)腌漬(蔬菜等)
pickled cabbage, onions, walnuts, etc 腌洋白菜、 洋蔥、 胡桃等. pickled adj (infml 口) drunk 醉的
By this time, he was hopelessly pickled. 到這時他已經爛醉如泥了.
?? 擴展釋義
*['pikl]n. 鹽鹵, 腌汁, 泡菜, 困境, 討厭鬼vt. 腌制, 酸洗, 葬送(機會等), 泡【化】 酸洗相關詞組: be in a pickle
?? 同為「博士」詞匯
gropevi. 觸摸,試探著前進;探索,摸索;
vt. 摸索(路);<俚>撫摸身體;
n. 摸索,探索;