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- mass noun food, typically vegetables or fruit, preserved in vinegar, brine, or mustard and used as a relish腌制食品; 腌菜; 泡菜。
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- count noun N. Amer. a cucumber preserved in this way〈北美〉泡黄瓜。
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- the liquid used to preserve food or other perishable items（腌制食品或其他易腐败食物用的）盐卤汁; 醋渍液; 芥末汁。
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- an acid solution for cleaning metal objects（用来清洗金属物体的）淡酸水。
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- in sing. informal a difficult or messy situation〈非正式〉困境：
I am in a pickle.
我有麻烦了。
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- in sing. Brit. informal, dated used as an affectionate form of address to a mischievous child〈英, 非正式, 旧〉捣蛋鬼, 讨厌鬼。
with obj.
1- preserve (food or other perishable items) in pickle腌制, 腌渍; 酱制：
chunks of fish pickled in brine.
盐水腌制的鱼块。
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- immerse (a metal object) in an acid or other chemical solution for cleaning酸洗（金属）。
词源
late Middle English (denoting a spicy sauce served with meat)： from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German pekel, of unknown ultimate origin.