noun
preserving in alcohol; alcohol-preserved
Literal use: food or specimens preserved in alcohol. Often used as a noun or with の to modify another noun.
この果実はアルコール漬けにして保存する。
These fruits are preserved in alcohol.
アルコール漬けの標本が研究室に並んで
Alcohol-preserved specimens are lined up in the lab.
noun
heavy drinking; pickling one's liver; being a souse
Figurative, colloquial: describes a person who drinks heavily or a lifestyle soaked in alcohol. Often used humorously or critically.
彼は毎晩アルコール漬けだ。
He's pickled in alcohol every night.
そんなアルコール漬けの生活は体に悪いよ。
A life soaked in alcohol like that is bad for your health.