
好词典

源自中古英语 'pyklen',与 pickle(腌制液)同源,最早指用盐水或醋保存食物的方法。
❶ 指食物经过腌制处理的,通常用醋、盐水或香料浸泡保存,具有酸咸风味。常用于形容蔬菜、鱼类等腌制食品。
“I love eating pickled cucumbers with my sandwich.”
(我喜欢在三明治里加腌黄瓜片。)
“The market sells various pickled vegetables in jars.”
(市场里出售各种罐装腌菜。)
❶ 俚语中形容人喝醉的状态,像被酒精浸泡过一样。非正式用法,带幽默色彩。
“After five beers, he was completely pickled.”
(喝了五杯啤酒后,他完全醉醺醺的。)
“She got pickled at the office party last night.”
(她在昨晚的公司聚会上喝得烂醉。)
pickled herring — 北欧传统腌鲱鱼,常用作开胃菜或夹在面包中食用。
“We ate pickled herring with rye bread for lunch.”
(我们午餐吃了黑麦面包配腌鲱鱼。)
pickled in time — 比喻事物保持原始状态未经改变,像被腌制保存般停滞不前。
“The old town seems pickled in time with its medieval buildings.”
(这座古镇的中世纪建筑让它仿佛停留在时光里。)