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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。
盐水；腌渍盐水
brines — plural of brine
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盐水；腌渍盐水
salt water, especially a strong solution used for pickling
The olives are packed in brine.
这些橄榄是用盐水浸泡包装的。
盐水；盐饱和或浸透的水；腌渍用的盐水溶液。
Salt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a salt-and-water solution for pickling.
含盐的水
water containing salts
大海或海洋；海水。
The sea or ocean; the water of the sea.
腌制用浓盐水
a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling
The pickles are left to ferment in a mixture of vinegar and brine for several weeks.
这些泡菜在醋和盐水的混合物中发酵数周。
Seawater is essentially brine with a variety of dissolved minerals.
海水本质上是一种含有多种溶解矿物质的盐水。
To make corned beef, the brisket is soaked in a spiced brine for days.
制作咸牛肉时，牛胸肉要在加了香料的盐水中浸泡数天。
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。
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。
这是常用动词搭配：soak + 宾语 + in brine，表示“将某物浸泡在盐水中”。
Soak the fish in brine for ten minutes.
把鱼在盐水中浸泡十分钟。
Not this
Add some brines to the pickling jar.
Use this
Add some brine to the pickling jar.
brine 指腌渍用的盐溶液，通常作不可数名词，不能加复数；some 后用单数形式 brine。
Not this
The pickles were preserved with brine.
Use this
The pickles were preserved in brine.
表示“浸在盐水里腌制”时，介词应使用 in，构成固定搭配 in brine；with brine 强调用盐水作为工具或材料，不符合腌制语境。
Not this
The brine is too salt for the cucumbers.
Use this
The brine is too salty for the cucumbers.
brine 是名词，描述味道时应使用形容词 salty；salt 作名词或动词，不能直接作表语表示“咸的”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
腌菜盐水
The pickling brine should cover the cucumbers completely.
腌菜盐水应完全没过黄瓜。
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。
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。
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。
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。
卤虫；丰年虾
Brine shrimp are tiny creatures that live in very salty water.
卤虫是生活在极咸水中的微小生物。
Use brines naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
通常不可数，但可指不同类型的盐水时可用复数。
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