C 郊游，野餐 an occasion when food is taken to be eaten somewhere outdoors

　go for a ～　去野餐
　have a ～　去野餐
　hold a ～　举行野餐
　make a ～　准备野餐食品
　miss a ～　错过野餐
　organize a ～　组织野餐
　pack a ～　包装野餐食品
　plan a ～　筹划野餐
　delicious ～　可口的野餐
　funny ～　有趣的野餐
　school ～　学校举行的野餐〔远足〕
　～ basket　野餐食品篮子
　～ food　野餐食品
　～ hamper　野餐食篮
　～ lunch　野餐盒饭
　～ table　野餐桌
　at ～　远足
　go out on a ～　去野餐

　We were all disappointed to learn that the picnic had been cancelled.　我们得知这次野餐已经取消，都感到很失望。
　We enjoyed the picnic until a thunderstorm intervened.　那次野餐我们玩得很痛快，后来一场暴风雨使它中断了。
　One spring day the school arranged a picnic.　有一年春天，学校安排了一次郊游。
　Mother put up a big picnic lunch, because she foresaw how hungry we would be.　妈妈准备了一大份野餐，因为她预见到我们会很饿的。
　You should always clean up after a picnic.　野餐后你们要收拾干净。
　They decided against a picnic in the park.　他们决定不去公园野餐了。
　On a picnic, a newspaper answered for tablecloth.　野餐时报纸可以当桌布用。
　We started on a picnic, and first it rained; then, to add insult to injury, the car broke down.　我们出发去郊游，一路上先是下雨，接着更糟，车子抛锚。
　Heavy rain frustrated out our plans for a picnic.　大雨使我们的野餐计划无法实现。
　The weather is looking up, so we can go for a picnic this Sunday.　天气开始好转，所以星期日我们可以去野餐了。
　In the children's minds summer is associated with picnics.　在孩子们的心里，想到夏天就联想到野餐。
　The territory was too expensive for any one purchaser, so the two couples parcelled out a picnic lunch.　这地方什么都贵，因此，两对夫妇分享一顿野餐。

 ♣ be no picnic
　有困难或麻烦　be difficult or troublesome
　Being laid up in a hospital is no picnic.　病倒在医院里绝不是好受的事。
　Bringing up a family when you are unemployed is no picnic.　失了业又要养家，这可不是闹着玩儿的。
　It's no picnic having to look after six small children all day, you know!　你知道，整天得照看六个小孩可不是一件轻松的事。
　During World War II my uncle was at Dunkirk and he says it was certainly no picnic.　第二次世界大战时期，我叔叔正在敦刻尔克，他说那时处境的确非常困难。

　天气许可的话，我们明天去野餐。
　［误］ Weather permitting, we'll go to a picnic tomorrow.
　［正］ Weather permitting, we'll go on a picnic tomorrow.
　［正］ Weather permitting, we'll go for a picnic tomorrow.
　［析］ “去野餐”应该说go on a picnic或go for a picnic，但不能说go to a picnic.

　vi.　去郊游；去野餐 go on or have a picnic

　～ cheerfully　愉快地去野餐
　～ delightedly　高兴地去野餐
　～ elatedly　兴高采烈地去野餐
　～ willingly　乐意去野餐

　We are picnicking tomorrow.　明天我们去野餐。
　They picnicked under the trees.　他们在树下野餐。
　We picnicked on the beach yesterday.　昨天我们去海滨野餐了。

　［词源］　法语piquenique（挑选好糕点、食物去野餐）