Pickle

['pɪk(ə)l] or ['pɪkl]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar.

(verb.) preserve in a pickling liquid.

安吉拉校對--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) See Picle.

(v. t.) A solution of salt and water, in which fish, meat, etc., may be preserved or corned; brine.

(v. t.) Vinegar, plain or spiced, used for preserving vegetables, fish, eggs, oysters, etc.

(v. t.) Any article of food which has been preserved in brine or in vinegar.

(v. t.) 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 color.

(v. t.) A troublesome child; as, a little pickle.

(v. t.) To preserve or season in pickle; to treat with some kind of pickle; as, to pickle herrings or cucumbers.

(v. t.) To give an antique appearance to; -- said of copies or imitations of paintings by the old masters.

整理:默尔

同義詞及近義詞：

n. [1]. Salt and water (for preserving meat).[2]. Vinegar (for preserving meats or vegetables).[3]. Sorry condition, sad plight.

卡米尔錄入

解釋/意思:

n. a liquid of salt and water in which flesh and vegetables are preserved: vinegar &c. in which articles of food are preserved: anything pickled: a disagreeable position: (coll.) a troublesome child.—v.t. to season or preserve with salt vinegar &c.—ns. Pick′le-herr′ing a pickled herring: (obs.) a merry-andrew; Pick′le-worm the larva of a pyralid moth.—Have a rod in pickle to have a punishment ready.

n. (Scot.) a small quantity.—v.t. and v.i. to eat sparingly: to pilfer.

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