n.

1. （醃魚，蔬菜等的）鹽滷，泡菜水[U]
   Meat can be preserved in pickle.

   肉可以保存在滷水裡。

2. 醃漬食品；醃菜，泡菜[P]
   She can make jams and pickles.

   她會製果醬和泡菜。

3. （清潔金屬表面用的）淡酸水；（處理皮革用的）浸酸[U]
4. 【口】困境[the S]
   How did you get yourself in this pickle?

   你是怎麼陷入這個困境的？

5. 【英】【口】淘氣鬼[C]

vt.

1. （用鹽滷或醋）醃製，將……做成泡菜
   Grandmother knew how to pickle cucumbers.

   祖母會醃黃瓜。

2. 用酸性溶液清洗

n.

1. a relish consisting of vegetables or fruit preserved in vinegar, brine, or mustard.
   ▸N. Amer. a cucumber preserved in this way.
   ▸liquid used to preserve food or other perishable items.
2. (a pickle) informal a difficult situation.
3. an acid solution for cleaning metal objects.

v.

1. preserve (food) in pickle.
2. immerse (a metal object) in an acid solution for cleaning.
3. [as adj. pickled] informal drunk.

[名]

1. 泡菜；酸黃瓜。