a vegetable or fruit in vinegar or in salty water, especially a cucumber

Have some pickles with your sandwich. 在色拉里加些泡菜。

a sweet/sour pickle 甜／酸黄瓜

be in a (pretty) pickleidiom old-fashioned (also UK be in a right pickle) 处于困境

to put vegetables or fruit in a vinegar sauce or salty water and store them this way in a glass container

The onions had been pickled in brine. 洋葱已经在卤水中腌过了。