pickle學測 L4KK [ˈpɪkəl] ｜ /ˈpɪkəl/
醃黃瓜；醃菜·醃製；用醋醃漬·困境；窘境
身兼名詞動詞，字義從食物延伸到困境
Ben tried to pickle cucumbers for the picnic but forgot the salt, so he ended up in a real pickle.
班想幫野餐醃小黃瓜卻忘了放鹽，結果自己陷入了真正的窘境。
一個畫面：泡醋動彈不得
泡入醋罐小黃瓜整根泡進醋鹽水裡
醃漬入味蔬果泡醋鹽，久放不壞
泡到卡住像泡在濃稠液體裡動不了
義項
醃黃瓜切片C2noun醃黃瓜；醃菜
I love to add a few pickle slices to my sandwich for some extra flavor.
我喜歡在三明治裡加幾片醃黃瓜，增添風味。
pickle slicesa jar of pickles
醋鹽醃漬C2verb醃製；用醋醃漬
I love to pickle cucumbers in the summer so that I can enjoy them in the winter.
我喜歡在夏天醃漬小黃瓜，這樣冬天就能享用了。
pickle cucumberspickle vegetables
窘境卡住C2noun困境；窘境
After forgetting his passport at home, John found himself in a real pickle at the airport.
把護照忘在家裡後，約翰在機場陷入了真正的困境。
in a pickle
片語
in a pickle深陷困境 →陷入麻煩、進退兩難
dill pickle蒔蘿醃黃瓜 →加蒔蘿調味的醃黃瓜
pickle juice醃黃瓜汁 →醃黃瓜剩下的醋汁
你會不會這樣說？
We ___ cucumbers every summer so we can eat them in winter. (pickle / pickles)
看答案
pickle
主詞 we 為複數，動詞用原形，不需加 -s。
'John found himself in a real pickle at the airport.' 這裡的 pickle 最接近哪個意思？(A) 醃黃瓜 (B) 醃漬動作 (C) 困境
看答案
(C)
此處 pickle 指抽象的困境，而非字面的醃黃瓜。
字族
pickled 醃漬過的・pickling 醃漬用的