picnic

Word family nounpicnickerpicnicadjectivepicnicky

Related topics: Food

pic·nic1 /ˈpɪknɪk/ S3 noun [countableC]

DFMEALif you have a picnic, you take food and eat it outdoors, especially in the country 野餐

We decided to have a picnic down by the lake.

我们决定在湖边野餐。

go on/for a picnic

We could go on a picnic today.

我们今天可以去野餐。

a picnic table

野餐桌

There is free parking for visitors, as well as a restaurant and picnic area (=a special area with tables where people can have a picnic).

除了餐厅和野餐区，我们还为游客提供免费停车位。

picnic site/spot/place (=a place that is suitable or pleasant for a picnic) 野餐地点

We found a lovely picnic spot by the river.

我们发现河边有一处很好的野餐地点。

picnic basket/hamper (=a container in which you can carry food for a picnic) 野餐提篮

Don’t say ‘do a picnic’ or ‘make a picnic’. Say have a picnic.

不要说 ‘do a picnic’ 或 ‘make a picnic’. 而要说 have a picnic.

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2 DF British EnglishBrE the food that you take to eat outdoors on a picnic 野餐食物

We’ll take a picnic with us.

我们会带野餐食物。

picnic lunch/tea/supper

We ate our picnic lunch by the river.

我们午饭在河边野餐。

3 be no picnic informalDIFFICULT if something is no picnic, it is very difficult and needs a lot of effort or hard work 不是件轻松愉快的事

Bringing up six children is no picnic!

带大六个孩子真不是件轻松的事！

Examples from the Corpus

be no picnic• A two-hour bus ride to work every day is no picnic.

n COLLOCATIONS

verbs

have a picnic

They were having a picnic on the beach.

go on/go for a picnic

If it’s fine, we’ll go for a picnic.

picnic + NOUN

a picnic area/site (=a special area with tables where people can have picnics)

There is a picnic area next to the car park.

a picnic spot/place (=a place that is suitable for a picnic)

We found a beautiful picnic spot.

a picnic table

a picnic basket/hamper (=a container in which you carry food for a picnic)

Examples from the Corpus

picnic• This isn't going to be a picnic, if I know the press.• It was a beautiful day - we had a picnic by the river.• Let's have a picnic Sunday afternoon.• Pack a picnic lunch and head for the country.• Some campgrounds provide a picnic table right outside your door.• We took a picnic down to the beach.• Since then much has been done to improve and protect the area including a new information and exhibition centre and picnic areas.• They were easy, scenic and had plenty of beautiful picnic spots.• Until there we are on the bare boards downstairs, with candles and Calorgas and a deli picnic on a paper plate.• Wherever this train will go on its next run, there will be open space for picnics and baseball.• We ended up buying a cheap gas picnic stove for which cartridges were sold everywhere - and luckily it did us proud.• Climb to the summit of even an inaccessible peak and you will find a jolly picnic party already up there before you.• In summer, we sometimes go on picnics together.• You can see families on outings alongside the drive below you, looking like ants at their own picnic.

have ... picnic• Walk the farm and orchards trails and have a picnic under the apple trees.• Its grounds have picnic areas, river boats, swimming pools and playgrounds.• It was there in order that people might have a picnic by a monument, on just such a day as this.• I was just going to have a picnic.

take ... picnic• Break your journey, take a picnic, or follow a way-marked walk.• Sara and Jenny arrived just before lunch at Moorlake, taking a picnic meal with them.

单词	picnic
释义	picnic Word family nounpicnickerpicnicadjectivepicnicky Related topics: Food pic·nic1 /ˈpɪknɪk/ ●●● S3 noun [countableC] 1 DFMEALif you have a picnic, you take food and eat it outdoors, especially in the country 野餐 We decided to have a picnic down by the lake. 我们决定在湖边野餐。 go on/for a picnic We could go on a picnic today. 我们今天可以去野餐。 a picnic table 野餐桌 There is free parking for visitors, as well as a restaurant and picnic area (=a special area with tables where people can have a picnic). 除了餐厅和野餐区，我们还为游客提供免费停车位。 picnic site/spot/place (=a place that is suitable or pleasant for a picnic) 野餐地点 We found a lovely picnic spot by the river. 我们发现河边有一处很好的野餐地点。 picnic basket/hamper (=a container in which you can carry food for a picnic) 野餐提篮 Don’t say ‘do a picnic’ or ‘make a picnic’. Say have a picnic. 不要说 ‘do a picnic’ 或 ‘make a picnic’. 而要说 have a picnic. →4 See picture of 见图 TABLE 1 2 DF British EnglishBrE the food that you take to eat outdoors on a picnic 野餐食物 We’ll take a picnic with us. 我们会带野餐食物。 picnic lunch/tea/supper We ate our picnic lunch by the river. 我们午饭在河边野餐。 3 be no picnic informalDIFFICULT if something is no picnic, it is very difficult and needs a lot of effort or hard work 不是件轻松愉快的事 Bringing up six children is no picnic! 带大六个孩子真不是件轻松的事！ Examples from the Corpus be no picnic• A two-hour bus ride to work every day is no picnic. n COLLOCATIONS verbs have a picnic They were having a picnic on the beach. go on/go for a picnic If it’s fine, we’ll go for a picnic. picnic + NOUN a picnic area/site (=a special area with tables where people can have picnics) There is a picnic area next to the car park. a picnic spot/place (=a place that is suitable for a picnic) We found a beautiful picnic spot. a picnic table a picnic basket/hamper (=a container in which you carry food for a picnic) Examples from the Corpus picnic• This isn't going to be a picnic, if I know the press.• It was a beautiful day - we had a picnic by the river.• Let's have a picnic Sunday afternoon.• Pack a picnic lunch and head for the country.• Some campgrounds provide a picnic table right outside your door.• We took a picnic down to the beach.• Since then much has been done to improve and protect the area including a new information and exhibition centre and picnic areas.• They were easy, scenic and had plenty of beautiful picnic spots.• Until there we are on the bare boards downstairs, with candles and Calorgas and a deli picnic on a paper plate.• Wherever this train will go on its next run, there will be open space for picnics and baseball.• We ended up buying a cheap gas picnic stove for which cartridges were sold everywhere - and luckily it did us proud.• Climb to the summit of even an inaccessible peak and you will find a jolly picnic party already up there before you.• In summer, we sometimes go on picnics together.• You can see families on outings alongside the drive below you, looking like ants at their own picnic. have ... picnic• Walk the farm and orchards trails and have a picnic under the apple trees.• Its grounds have picnic areas, river boats, swimming pools and playgrounds.• It was there in order that people might have a picnic by a monument, on just such a day as this.• I was just going to have a picnic. take ... picnic• Break your journey, take a picnic, or follow a way-marked walk.• Sara and Jenny arrived just before lunch at Moorlake, taking a picnic meal with them. Related topics: Food picnic2 verb (picnicked, picnicking) [intransitiveI] DFMEALto have a picnic 野餐 We picnicked on the beach. 我们在海滩上野餐。 —picnicker noun [countableC] The area is very popular with picnickers. 那个地区很受野餐者的欢迎。 Examples from the Corpus picnic• A few miles outside Idar I found a meadow by the side of the Nahe where I could picnic.• There were also numerous places at which to eat, and places to picnic, and wonderful car parking arrangements.• Perhaps they used to picnic here, Sabine thought.• There are pleasant waterside and wooded areas to picnic in and extensive play areas for children.• A family picnics in the grass.• Several young couples were picnicking on the beach. Origin picnic1 (1700-1800) French pique-nique
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