mass noun
1- water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt浓盐水, 卤水。
1.1
- seawater海水：
dolphins and whales can't help taking in the odd gulp of brine as they swallow a fish.
海豚和鲸鱼在吞食鱼的时候难免会偶尔喝进一大口海水。
1.2
- count noun technical a strong solution of a salt or salts〈技〉盐的浓溶液。
with obj.［often as adj. brined］
- soak in or saturate with salty water用盐水浸泡（或处理）：
brined anchovies.
腌制的凤尾鱼。
词源
Old English bríne, of unknown origin.