pickle

pickle
noun
  1. [mass noun]food, typically vegetables or fruit, preserved in vinegar, brine, or mustard and used as a relish
    腌制食品；腌菜；泡菜
    ■[count noun](N. Amer.)a cucumber preserved in this way
    (北美)泡黄瓜
    ■the liquid used to preserve food or other perishable items
    盐卤汁
    ■an acid solution for cleaning metal objects
    （用来清洗金属物体的）淡酸水
  2. [in sing.](informal)a difficult or messy situation
    (非正式)困境
    I am in a pickle.
    我有麻烦了。
  3. [in sing.](Brit. informal, dated)used as an affectionate form of address to a mischievous child
    (英，非正式，旧)捣蛋鬼，讨厌鬼
verb
  1. [with obj.]preserve (food or other perishable items) in pickle
    腌制，腌渍；酱制
    chunks of fish pickled in brine.
    盐水腌制的鱼块。
    ■immerse (a metal object) in an acid or other chemical solution for cleaning
    酸洗（金属）
语源
  1. late Middle English (denoting a spicy sauce served with meat): from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German pekel, of unknown ultimate origin
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