pickles
pickles — 名詞
- picklessingular
- picklesesplural
1. a food, most often a cucumber, that has been soaked in vinegar or salty water wi
酸黃瓜；醃菜
用醋或鹽水浸泡保存的蔬菜
a food, most often a cucumber, that has been soaked in vinegar or salty water with herbs and spices to give it a sharp, sour taste
Mei-Lin served spicy pickles alongside her grilled pork sandwich.
Mei-Lin 在她的烤豬肉三明治旁邊放了一些辣味醃菜。
collocation: spicy pickles / sweet pickles / dill pickles
The children loved the sweet pickles that Grandma kept in a big jar.
孩子們很喜歡奶奶放在大罐子裡的甜醃菜。
Oliver added crunchy dill pickles to his burger for extra flavour.
Oliver 在他的漢堡裡加了爽脆的蒔蘿酸黃瓜，增添風味。
Kwame learned to make pickles at home using vinegar and fresh garden cucumbers.
Kwame 學會了在家用醋和新鮮的小黃瓜來做酸黃瓜。
At the market near the station, they sell pickled onions and sour pickles in barrels.
車站附近的市場裡，他們用木桶賣醃洋蔥和酸黃瓜。
- gherkin
specifically a small pickled cucumber, often sweet or sour
- pickled vegetable
broader term that includes pickled onions, carrots, cauliflower, etc.
- preserved vegetable
general term for vegetables preserved in brine, vinegar, or oil
- fresh vegetable
raw, unprocessed vegetables
文法句型
pickles (plural, individual items)
pickle (uncountable, category)
用法筆記
In American English, 'pickle' (uncountable) can refer to the food category, while 'pickles' (plural) refers to individual items. In British English, 'pickle' often means the sauce-like condiment (see sense 2).
常見錯誤
2. a thick, tangy sauce made from finely chopped vegetables kept in spiced vinegar,
醃菜醬
用醋和香料調製的蔬菜醬
a thick, tangy sauce made from finely chopped vegetables kept in spiced vinegar, commonly eaten with bread, cheese, or cold meat
Diego spread a spoonful of tangy pickle onto his ham sandwich.
Diego 舀了一匙酸味的醃菜醬，塗在他的火腿三明治上。
British usage: 'pickle' as a sauce-like condiment
In many British pubs, a cheese and pickle sandwich is a classic lunch option.
在許多英國酒吧裡，起司加醃菜醬三明治是經典的午餐選擇。
Amara stirred a tablespoon of pickle into her potato salad for extra zest.
Amara 在她的馬鈴薯沙拉裡拌入一湯匙醃菜醬，增添風味。
The recipe calls for two spoonfuls of thick pickle mixed with yogurt as a dip.
食譜上說要將兩湯匙濃醃菜醬與優格混合，做成沾醬。
文法句型
pickle (uncountable, mass noun)
a pickle / pickles (countable, varieties)
用法筆記
This sense is primarily British. In the UK, 'cheese and pickle' is a standard sandwich filling. American English uses 'relish' or 'pickle relish' for a similar condiment.
3. an unpleasant or awkward situation that you cannot easily escape from
困境
棘手的困難處境
an unpleasant or awkward situation that you cannot easily escape from
When both banks refused to lend him money, Vikram was in a real pickle.
當兩家銀行都拒絕借錢給他時，Vikram 陷入了真正的困境。
idiomatic phrase: in a (real) pickle
Chloe found herself in a pickle after locking her keys inside the car.
Chloe 把鑰匙鎖在車內後，發現自己陷入了困境。
The company got into a pickle when its main supplier suddenly went bankrupt.
這家公司在主要供應商突然破產後，陷入了困境。
Hana knew she was in a pickle after double-booking two important meetings that morning.
Hana 那天早上重複預約了兩場重要會議，之後才發現自己陷入了困境。
- predicament
more formal; an unpleasant situation that is hard to get out of
- jam
equally informal; 'in a jam' means in trouble
- bind
informal; a difficult or restricting situation
- tight spot
informal; a situation with little room to act
文法句型
be in a pickle
get (oneself) into a pickle
用法筆記
Almost always appears in the fixed phrase 'in a pickle'. Not used with modifiers like 'in a difficult pickle' or 'in a big pickle' — the phrase is itself an idiom.
常見錯誤
4. a play in baseball where a runner is trapped between two bases and tries to avoi
夾殺
棒球中跑者被夾在壘包間的處境
a play in baseball where a runner is trapped between two bases and tries to avoid being tagged out
The runner was caught in a pickle between first and second base.
那名跑者在一壘和二壘之間被夾殺了。
baseball term: caught in a pickle
Coach Liu taught his players how to escape a pickle during spring training.
劉教練在春訓期間教他的球員如何逃脫夾殺。
The shortstop threw the ball quickly, trapping the batter in a pickle near second base.
游擊手迅速傳球，把打者困在二壘附近的夾殺中。
Ana watched her brother escape a pickle and reach third base at the championship game.
Ana 看到她的哥哥逃脫夾殺並滑上三壘，那是在冠軍賽的時候。
- rundown
the standard baseball term for the same situation; 'pickle' is the informal, more colourful alternative
文法句型
be in a pickle
caught in a pickle
escape the pickle
用法筆記
Only used in baseball contexts. Outside of the sport, 'in a pickle' has the idiomatic meaning of sense 3 (a difficult situation).
常見錯誤
pickles — 動詞
- picklespresent simple I / you / we / they
- pickleses3rd person singular
- picklesing-ing form
- picklesedpast simple
1. to prepare and store vegetables or fruit by putting them in vinegar or salty wat
醃漬
用醋或鹽水浸泡保存食物
to prepare and store vegetables or fruit by putting them in vinegar or salty water inside a sealed container so they develop a sour flavour and last a long time
Every autumn, Deepa pickles the extra cucumbers from her garden.
每年秋天，Deepa 都會把花園裡多出來的小黃瓜醃漬起來。
pattern: pickle + object (cucumbers, onions, vegetables)
Liam learned to pickle his own vegetables after taking a weekend cooking class.
Liam 在參加了一個週末烹飪課後，學會了自己醃漬蔬菜。
These onions were pickled last month and are now ready to eat.
這些洋蔥是上個月醃漬的，現在已經可以吃了。
At the Sunday market, Mr. Chen sells jars of the vegetables he pickles at home.
陳先生在週日市集上販售他自家醃漬的蔬菜罐頭。
文法句型
pickle + noun (object)
be pickled (passive)
pickled + noun (past participle as adjective)
用法筆記
Commonly appears as the past participle 'pickled' used as an adjective (e.g., 'pickled onions', 'pickled eggs'). The process can be applied to a wide range of foods beyond cucumbers.