outdoor
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++out·door /ˌaʊtˈdɔː◂ $ -ˈdɔːr◂/ ●●○ adjective 1 [only before noun]DLOOUT/OUTSIDE existing, happening, or used outside, not inside a building (在)户外的；用于户外的 OPP indoor a huge outdoor market 一个规模庞大的露天市场 outdoor recreational activities 户外娱乐活动 outdoor clothing 户外装 a healthy outdoor life 有益健康的户外生活 →4 See picture on 见图 Page A9 Outdoor pursuits 户外活动2. outdoor type DLOsomeone who enjoys camping, walking in the countryside etc 户外活动爱好者5 GRAMMAR 语法: outdoor, outdoors• Outdoor is an adjective and outdoors is an adverb. outdoor是形容词，outdoors是副词They could play outdoors (NOT 不说 outdoor) all year round.他们一年四季都能在户外玩。an outdoor (NOT 不说 outdoors) swimming pool室外游泳池 USAGE: Outdoor, outdoorsOutdoor is an adjective and outdoors is an adverb. outdoor是形容词，outdoors是副词nYou say: an outdoor swimming pool 室外游泳池 ✗Don't say: an outdoors swimming poolnYou say: nThey could play outdoors. ✗Don't say: They could play outdoor.
Examples from the Corpus
outdoor• The program of outdoor activities includes skiing, climbing, and hiking.• On warm sunny days, employees can eat in a sheltered outdoor courtyard near an old-fashioned gazebo.• Already they've scaled up their fluid star-burst psychedelia into something that sounds more suited to outdoor festivals than stuffed solid mini-venues.• Most of the activities are routed through woodland and as some of the pathways can be rough outdoor footwear is recommended.• outdoor furniture• Inspired, she reaches for a Williams Sonoma cookbook in search of ideas for more summery outdoor meals.• Intrigued, the aliens monitored the few lyrics they could hear rising up from this outdoor roller ritual.• A ritual that signals for me the beginning of the outdoor season.• outdoor sports• The Form has a bar, sauna and massage rooms, an outdoor swimming pool as well as clock golf and a tennis court.• an outdoor swimming pool• The hotel has an outdoor swimming pool.• Restaurant patrons fed them scraps from their outdoor tables.• Younger volunteers tend to prefer outdoor work.out·door adjective →5 GRAMMAR1 →USAGE1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
used existing, happening, building or a not Corpus inside outside,
outdoor
out‧door /ˌaʊtˈdɔː◂ $ -ˈdɔːr◂/
adjective
1. [only before noun] existing, happening, or used outside, not inside a building
OPP indoor:
a huge outdoor market
outdoor recreational activities
outdoor clothing
a healthy outdoor life
2. outdoor type someone who enjoys camping, walking in the countryside etc
GRAMMAR
outdoor, outdoors
Outdoor.is an adjective and outdoors is an adverb:
▪They could play outdoors (NOT outdoor) all year round.
▪an outdoor (NOT outdoors) swimming pool
out‧door /ˌaʊtˈdɔː◂ $ -ˈdɔːr◂/
adjective1. [only before noun] existing, happening, or used outside, not inside a building
OPP indoor:
2. outdoor type someone who enjoys camping, walking in the countryside etc
GRAMMAR
outdoor, outdoors
Outdoor.is an adjective and outdoors is an adverb:
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