picnic

名词 n. 动词 v.
发音 pĭkʹ-nĭk

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink.
    — We went out for a picnic in the forest.
  2. The meal eaten at such a gathering.
  3. An easy or pleasant task. figuratively
    — We remind the guests that dealing with this problem is no picnic, and to be patient.
  4. An entertainment at which each person contributed some dish to a common table. obsolete
  5. A cut of pork from the shoulder area (above the front leg) of a pig.
    — Smoked picnics of medium weights - from 6 to 8 pounds - are selling at wholesale at present for about half the price of fancy hams. Standard bacon of medium weights is another smoked product that is selling […]
动词 v.
  1. To take part in a picnic. intransitive
    — And I'll never forget the chillingly instinctive racism. "Sure is pretty countryside. Pity it's spoiled by the niggers picknickin."

词形变化

picnics plural pic-a-nic alternative picknick alternative,archaic picnics present,singular,third-person picnicking participle,present picnicked participle,past picnicked past pic-a-nic alternative picknick alternative,archaic

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
French pique-niquebor.
English picnic
Borrowed from French pique-nique.
词源 2
Etymology tree
French pique-niquebor.
English picnic
Borrowed from French pique-nique.
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