pickle
🇬🇧 UK/'pikl/🇺🇸 US
B2
Definitions
n.
A vegetable, especially a cucumber, preserved in brine or vinegar; an awkward or difficult situation.
腌菜,泡菜(尤指黄瓜);困境
v.
To preserve food in salt, sugar, or vinegar solution.
腌制,泡制(食物)
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishpickleother
=pickle
Common Collocations
- 1.dill pickle莳萝腌黄瓜
- 2.in a pickle陷入困境
- 3.pickle jar腌菜罐
- 4.bread-and-butter pickle甜酸腌黄瓜
Example Sentences
- 1.
She ordered a burger with extra pickles on the side.
- 2.
I'm in a real pickle — I double-booked two meetings for the same time.
- 3.
The jars of homemade pickle lined the kitchen shelf.