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 English
pickleother
=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.

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