今日短語

泡菜 pickles 有時候真的是特別的酸， 也不是一個人人都能接受的口味。這個詞出現在短語 to be in a pickle 中的時候，意思是碰到了麻煩。不過一般用來形容不方便的情況，而不是指真正很嚴重的問題。

例句

I’m in a bit of a pickle. I invited two women to be my plus one at the wedding and they both said yes. What am I going to do?

We’re in a financial pickle at the moment. Our bills are more than our income. We’re going to have to make some savings.

It was only a parking ticket, but when I forget to pay it, twice, I ended up in a bit of a legal pickle and now I have to go to court.

請注意

Pickle 也可以作為動詞，如果有人說 You are pickled，意思是你喝得酩酊大醉。

例句

He was completely pickled when he came back from the party.

I won’t let you drive, you’re pickled.