Word · Frequency #12016
pickles
腌菜；腌黄瓜
pickles is the plural of pickle.
a vegetable (typically a cucumber) preserved in vinegar and eaten as a relish
- 1.
Any vegetable preserved in vinegar and consumed as relish.
用醋腌制的蔬菜,作为调味品食用
- 2.
The brine used for preserving food.
用于保存食物的盐水
- 3.
A rundown.
夹杀
- 4.
A children’s game with three participants that emulates a baseball rundown
三人参与的儿童游戏,模仿棒球夹杀
- 5.
A bath of dilute sulphuric or nitric acid, etc., to remove burnt sand, scale, rust, etc., from the surface of castings, or other articles of metal, or to brighten them or improve their colour.
稀硫酸或硝酸等的浴,用于去除铸件或其他金属表面的烧砂、氧化皮、锈等,或使其变亮或改善颜色
- 6.
In an optical landing system, the hand-held controller connected to the lens, or apparatus on which the lights are mounted.
光学着陆系统中连接到透镜的手持控制器,或安装灯光的设备
腌菜卤水；腌渍汁；（棒球）夹杀；（三人）夹杀游戏；酸洗液；酸浸液；（光学着陆系统的）手持控制器
In use
I'm in a real pickle because I forgot my passport at home.
She found herself in a pickle when her car broke down on the highway.
The company is in a pickle after losing its biggest client.
be in a pickle
这是一个习语，表示陷入困境。
I'm in a pickle because I lost my keys.
我处境困难，因为丢了钥匙。
have a pickle
pickle在此作可数名词，指腌黄瓜等泡菜。
I had a pickle with my sandwich.
我吃了一个泡菜配三明治。
Common mistakes
He is in pickle.He is in a pickle.
pickle表示困境时，必须与不定冠词a连用，构成固定短语'in a pickle'，不能省略冠词。
Connections
Collocations
- dill pickle
- 莳萝腌黄瓜
- She bought a dill pickle from the deli.她从熟食店买了一个莳萝腌黄瓜。
- bread and butter pickles
- 甜酸黄瓜泡菜
- My grandmother's bread and butter pickles are always a hit.我奶奶做的甜酸黄瓜泡菜总是很受欢迎。
- pickle relish
- 腌黄瓜酱
- Add a spoonful of pickle relish to the hot dog.给热狗加一勺腌黄瓜酱。
- pickle juice
- 泡菜汁
- Some athletes drink pickle juice to prevent cramps.一些运动员喝泡菜汁来预防抽筋。
- jar of pickles
- 一罐腌黄瓜
- He opened a jar of pickles for the picnic.他打开了一罐腌黄瓜准备野餐。
- caught in a pickle
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拼写里有 pick（摘），摘下的菜泡进醋坛，就成了 pickle 腌菜。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：restaurant dining、grocery shopping、home cooking 作为名词时，pickle 最常指‘腌菜；腌黄瓜’，属于日常中性词，多用于口语和一般写作，在餐厅点餐、超市购物或谈论烹饪时都很常见。注意它也有‘腌菜卤水’和棒球术语‘夹杀’等意思，但本分析仅针对其食物含义。
Grammar Note
作为'困境'时常用单数（a pickle），作为'腌菜'时常用复数（pickles）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上六个词都以 /ɪkəl/ 结尾，与 pickle 押韵。注意 nickel 拼作 -ickel 而非 -ickle（读音相同）；particle 拼写有 -icle，但读作 /ˈpɑːrtɪkəl/，并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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