picnic

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

pic·nic [picnic picnics picnicked picnicking] noun, verb BrE [ˈpɪknɪk] NAmE [ˈpɪknɪk]
noun
1. an occasion when people pack a meal and take it to eat outdoors, especially in the countryside
•It's a nice day. Let's go for a picnic.
•We had a picnic beside the river.
2. the meal, usually consisting of sandwiches, salad and fruit, etc. that you take with you when you go on a picnic
•Let's eat our picnic by the lake.
•a picnic lunch
•a picnic basket

Word Origin:
mid 18th cent. (denoting a social event at which each guest contributes a share of the food): from French pique-nique, of unknown origin.

Example Bank:
•We took a picnic and spent the day watching the races.
•Will you help me make a picnic?
Idiom: ↑no picnic
 
verb (-ck-)intransitive
to have a ↑picnic
•No picnicking allowed (= on a sign)
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
mid 18th cent. (denoting a social event at which each guest contributes a share of the food): from French pique-nique, of unknown origin.
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  cinch, breeze, snap, duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece of cake, field day, outing