单词 | pickle |
释义 | Word Frequency pickle(ˈpɪkəl) noun 1. (often plural) vegetables, such as cauliflowers, onions, etc, preserved in vinegar, brine, etc 2. any food preserved in this way 3. a liquid or marinade, such as spiced vinegar, for preserving vegetables, meat, fish, etc 4. mainly US and Canadian a cucumber that has been preserved and flavoured in a pickling solution, such as brine or vinegar 5. informal an awkward or difficult situation to be in a pickle 6. British informal a mischievous child verb (transitive) 7. to preserve in a pickling liquid 8. to immerse (a metallic object) in a liquid, such as an acid, to remove surface scale Derived forms pickler (ˈpickler) noun Word origin C14: perhaps from Middle Dutch pekel; related to German Pökel brine |
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