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BNC: 12016 COCA: 10048

pickle

1 pickle /ˈpɪkəl/ noun
plural pickles
1 pickle
/ˈpɪkəl/
noun
plural pickles
Learner's definition of PICKLE
[count] chiefly US : a cucumber that is preserved in salt water or vinegar腌黄瓜 see also dill pickle
[noncount] British : a thick, cold sauce made of chopped vegetables preserved in vinegar泡酸菜汁
[singular] informal : an unpleasant or difficult situation困境usually used in the phrase in a pickle通常用于短语in a pickle
2 pickle /ˈpɪkəl/ verb
pickles; pickled; pickling
2 pickle
/ˈpɪkəl/
verb
pickles; pickled; pickling
Learner's definition of PICKLE
[+ object]
: to preserve (food) with salt water or vinegar盐腌制;醋渍
BNC: 12016 COCA: 10048

pickle

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noun (1)

pick·​le ˈpi-kəl How to pronounce pickle (audio)
1
: a solution or bath for preserving or cleaning: such as
a
: a brine or vinegar solution in which foods are preserved
b
: any of various baths used in industrial cleaning or processing
2
: a difficult situation : plight
could see no way out of the pickle I was in R. L. Stevenson
3
: an article of food that has been preserved in brine or in vinegar
specifically : a cucumber that has been so preserved

pickle

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verb

pickled; pickling ˈpi-k(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce pickle (audio)

transitive verb

1
: to treat, preserve, or clean in or with a pickle
2
: to give a light finish to (something, such as furniture) by bleaching or painting and wiping

pickle

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noun (2)

1
Scotland : grain, kernel
2
Scotland : a small quantity

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English pykyl, pekill sauce, gravy, from or akin to Middle Dutch peeckel brine

Noun (2)

perhaps from Scots pickle to trifle, pilfer

First Known Use

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of pickle was in the 15th century
BNC: 12016 COCA: 10048

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