The word "picnic" refers to a meal eaten outdoors, typically in a scenic setting. It can also be used as a verb meaning to have such a meal. The phrase "no picnic" describes a difficult or unpleasant experience.
The word "picnic" refers to a meal eaten outdoors, typically in a scenic setting. It can also be used as a verb meaning to have such a meal. The phrase "no picnic" describes a difficult or unpleasant experience.
[N-COUNT 可数名词]野餐；户外用餐 When people have a picnic, they eat a meal out of doors, usually in a field or a forest, or at the beach.
We're going on a picnic tomorrow...
我们明天去野餐。
We'll take a picnic lunch.
我们要到户外用午餐。
2
[VERB 动词]野餐 When people picnic somewhere, they have a picnic.
[V]
[V-ing]
Afterwards, we picnicked on the riverbank.
之后，我们在河边野餐。
...such a perfect day for picnicking.
适合野餐的好天气
picnicker
...fires started by careless picnickers.
粗心大意的野餐者引发的火灾
3
[PHRASE 短语]不是件轻松（或愉快）的事 If you say that an experience, task, or activity is no picnic, you mean that it is quite difficult or unpleasant.
[V inflects]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
Emigrating is no picnic.
移民不是件轻松的事。
Oxford
pic·nic/ˈpɪknɪk; NAmEˈpɪknɪk/
noun
,
verb
picnicpicnicspicnickedpicnickingnoun1an occasion when people pack a meal and take it to eat outdoors, especially in the countryside 野餐◆It's a nice day. Let's go for a picnic.天气不错；咱们去野餐吧。◆We had a picnicbeside the river. 我们在河边野餐。2the meal, usually consisting of sandwiches,salad and fruit, etc. that you take with you when you go on a picnic野餐食物◆Let's eat our picnic by the lake.咱们到湖边去吃野餐吧。◆a picnic lunch午间野餐◆a picnic basket野餐提篮IDIOMbe no ˈpicnic( informal) to be difficult and cause a lot of problems 可不容易；不是好玩的◆Bringing up a family when you're unemployed is no picnic.失了业还要养家可不是容易的事。verb(-ck-)[intransitive ]to have a picnic野餐◆No picnicking allowed (= on a sign)禁止野餐pic·nic/ˈpɪknɪk; NAmEˈpɪknɪk/
LDC
picnic1 noun
picnic2 verb
picnicpic‧nic1 /ˈpɪknɪk/ ●●●S3 noun [countable]
Word Origin
Examples
Thesaurus
Collocations
Phrases
1picnic (1)if you have a picnic, you take food and eat it outdoors, especially in the country: We decided to have a picnic down by the lake.go on/for a picnic We could go on a picnic today. a picnic table 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).picnic site/spot/place (=a place that is suitable or pleasant for a picnic) We found a lovely picnic spot by the river.picnic basket/hamper (=a container in which you can carry food for a picnic) ► Don’t say ‘do a picnic’ or ‘make a picnic’. Say have a picnic.2 British English the food that you take to eat outdoors on a picnic: We’ll take a picnic with us.picnic lunch/tea/supper We ate our picnic lunch by the river.3be no picnic informal if something is no picnic, it is very difficult and needs a lot of effort or hard work: Bringing up six children is no picnic!COLLOCATIONSverbshave 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 + NOUNa 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 tablea picnic basket/hamper (=a container in which you carry food for a picnic)
picnic1 noun
picnic2 verb
picnicpicnic2 verb (past tense and past participle picnicked, present participle picnicking) [intransitive]
Verb Table
Examples
word sets
Collocations
to have a picnic: We picnicked on the beach.—picnicker noun [countable]: The area is very popular with picnickers.
WDF
picnic
[ˈpɪknɪk]picnicked, picnicking, picnic
CET4CET6TEM4考研IELTS
v27537
202
13
60
62
59
8
n5686
4362
354
1459
1165
1183
201
NOUN5776
147085
VERB30128
4656
Spoken:
34448781
picnics[656]
野餐(98%)，愉快的时间(1%)，猪脊肉(1%)
n.野餐
vi.去野餐
Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.