Word · Frequency #16902
brine
盐水；腌渍盐水
salt water, especially a strong solution used for pickling
- 1.
Salt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a salt-and-water solution for pickling.
盐水；盐饱和或浸透的水；腌渍用的盐水溶液。
- 2.
water containing salts
含盐的水
- 3.
The sea or ocean; the water of the sea.
大海或海洋；海水。
- 4.
a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling
腌制用浓盐水
海水；大海；盐水；盐饱和或浸透的水；腌渍用的盐水溶液。；含盐的水；大海或海洋；海水。；腌制用浓盐水
In use
The pickles are left to ferment in a mixture of vinegar and brine for several weeks.
Seawater is essentially brine with a variety of dissolved minerals.
To make corned beef, the brisket is soaked in a spiced brine for days.
in brine
brine 此处为不可数名词，in brine 表示“用盐水、在盐水中”，常用于腌制或保存食品。
The olives are packed in brine.
这些橄榄是用盐水浸泡包装的。
a brine (of sth)
brine 也可作可数名词，指“一种特定配方的盐水”，复数形式为 brines。
Make a brine of water, salt, and sugar for the chicken.
为鸡肉调制一份水、盐和糖组成的盐水。
soak sth in brine
这是常用动词搭配：soak + 宾语 + in brine，表示“将某物浸泡在盐水中”。
Connections
Collocations
- pickling brine
- 腌菜盐水
- The pickling brine should cover the cucumbers completely.腌菜盐水应完全没过黄瓜。
- curing brine
- 腌肉盐水
- The meat is left in curing brine for twelve hours before smoking.肉在烟熏前需在腌肉盐水中浸泡十二小时。
- brine solution
- 盐水溶液
- The lab tested the brine solution for its salt content.实验室检测了盐水溶液的含盐量。
- brine tank
- 盐水箱
- Check the brine tank to make sure it has enough salt.检查盐水箱，确保里面有足够的盐。
- soak in brine
- 在盐水中浸泡
- Soak the fish in brine for twenty minutes before cooking.烹饪前将鱼在盐水中浸泡二十分钟。
- brine shrimp
Learner notes
Memory Tip
发音像brain(大脑)，想象大脑泡在咸咸的盐水里，记住brine是腌制用盐水。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：食品加工/腌渍、书面/文学描写 brine 的语域随含义变化：指腌渍用的浓盐水时通常属于中性常用词，多用于烹饪或食品加工；指海水或大海时比较常见于书面或文学描写，日常口语中用得较少。
Grammar Note
通常不可数，但可指不同类型的盐水时可用复数。
Pronunciation & Spelling
brine 与 line、wine、fine、shine、nine、pine 押韵（都以 /aɪn/ 结尾）。注意 machine、marine、routine 等以 -ine 结尾的词读作 /iːn/，不要混淆。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.