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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。
腌菜；腌黄瓜
pickles — plural of pickle
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
腌菜；腌黄瓜
a vegetable (typically a cucumber) preserved in vinegar and eaten as a relish
I'm in a pickle because I lost my keys.
我处境困难，因为丢了钥匙。
用醋腌制的蔬菜,作为调味品食用
Any vegetable preserved in vinegar and consumed as relish.
用于保存食物的盐水
The brine used for preserving food.
夹杀
A rundown.
三人参与的儿童游戏,模仿棒球夹杀
A children’s game with three participants that emulates a baseball rundown
I'm in a real pickle because I forgot my passport at home.
我真是陷入了困境，因为我把护照忘在家里了。
She found herself in a pickle when her car broke down on the highway.
当她的车在高速公路上抛锚时，她发现自己陷入了困境。
The company is in a pickle after losing its biggest client.
这家公司在失去最大客户后陷入了困境。
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。
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。
Not this
He is in pickle.
Use this
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。
Not this
She found herself in pickles.
Use this
She found herself in a pickle.
困境含义的pickle为单数可数名词，只能用单数形式，不可使用复数'pickles'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
腌黄瓜酱
Add a spoonful of pickle relish to the hot dog.
给热狗加一勺腌黄瓜酱。
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。
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。
（棒球）被夹杀
The runner was caught in a pickle between first and second base.
跑垒员在一垒和二垒之间被夹杀。
处于困境，进退两难
I left my wallet at home and I'm in a pickle now.
我把钱包落在家里了，现在处境很麻烦。
相当棘手的困境
The company is in a pretty pickle after the scandal.
丑闻之后，这家公司陷入了相当棘手的困境。
我是腌黄瓜瑞克！
A classic scene from Rick and Morty is when Rick yells, 'I'm Pickle Rick!'
《瑞克和莫蒂》中的一个经典场面是，瑞克大喊：“我是腌黄瓜瑞克！”
Use pickles naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
拼写里有 pick（摘），摘下的菜泡进醋坛，就成了 pickle 腌菜。
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。
作为'困境'时常用单数（a pickle），作为'腌菜'时常用复数（pickles）。
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