outing
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++out·ing /ˈaʊtɪŋ/ ●○○ noun 1 [countable]DL a short trip that a group of people take for pleasure 〔一群人的〕短途旅游，远足a family/school etc outing a class outing to the ballet 外出观看芭蕾舞的班级outing to an outing to the beach 去海滩的短途旅游on an outing They had gone on an outing to the pool for Robert’s birthday. 他们去游泳池玩了，为罗伯特庆贺生日。2. [countable, uncountable]SYHOMOSEXUAL when someone publicly says that someone else is homosexual, when that person does not want anyone to know 〔在当事人不愿意别人知道的情况下〕公开指出某人是同性恋(的行为)
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outing• Mrs Pollack took her class on an outing to the local museum.• We found other times to take him for a stroll without carving into her bakery outing.• Winter treat Planning a pre-Christmas outing for the children?• Neither law firm outings nor public protests and rallies were quite his style, in any case.• Outing: The first outing for the Heighington Over 50/60 club will depart on April 14.• As children, she and her sister Ruth had reckoned the first outing to pick primroses as the true herald of spring.• Natalia patted Mephistopheles, who wondered what had so revolutionised his life with so many outings.• a school outing to the ballet• The Ice Bowl is the perfect venue for that extra special school outing or end of term trip.• This is like a Sunday-school outing.• a Girl Scout outing in the mountainson an outing• I approach a trip to a book nook with the eagerness of a child on an outing to the toy store.• You can see families on outings alongside the drive below you, looking like ants at their own picnic.• Perhaps you are going on an outing or meeting a friend.• I looked forward to going to work because it felt more like going on an outing.• It contains six small apples and has the sort of handle which makes it easy to carry to school or on outings.• There are also plans to take pupils on outings to Wimbledon and Ascot, and there will be nights at the opera.• There are glimpses of Mengele joking with the children, taking them on outings, hugging them.• They were on an outing from school - a day of activities organised by Scope Southall, an independent community organisation.out·ing nounChineseSyllable
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outing
out‧ing /ˈaʊtɪŋ/
noun
1. [countable] a short trip that a group of people take for pleasure
a family/school etc outing
a class outing to the ballet
outing to
an outing to the beach
on an outing
They had gone on an outing to the pool for Robert’s birthday.
2. [uncountable and countable] when someone publicly says that someone else is homosexual, when that person does not want anyone to know
out‧ing /ˈaʊtɪŋ/
noun1. [countable] a short trip that a group of people take for pleasure
a family/school etc outing
outing to
on an outing
2. [uncountable and countable] when someone publicly says that someone else is homosexual, when that person does not want anyone to know
trip an act of travelling from one place to another, and usually back again 通常指往返的旅行 ：◆ a business trip 出差 ◆ a five-minute trip by taxi 五分钟的出租车车程 journey an act of travelling from one place to another, especially when they are a long way apart 尤指长途旅行 ：◆ a long and difficult journey across the mountains 漫长而艰难的翻山旅行
trip or journey? 用 trip 还是 journey？
tour a journey made for pleasure during which several different places are visited 指游览多地的旅行、旅游 ：◆ a tour of Bavaria 巴伐利亚之旅 expedition an organized journey with a particular purpose, especially to find out about a place that is not well known 指远征、探险、考察 ：◆ the first expedition to the South Pole 首次去南极的探险 excursion a short trip made for pleasure, especially one that has been organized for a group of people 尤指集体远足、短途旅行 ：◆ We went on an all-day excursion to the island. 我们到岛上去游览了一整天。 outing a short trip made for pleasure or education, usually with a group of people and lasting no more than a day 指集体出外游玩或学习，通常不超过一天 ：◆ The children were on a day's outing from school. 孩子们离校游览了一天。 day out a trip to somewhere for a day, especially for pleasure 指一日游 ：◆ We had a day out at the beach. 我们在海滩玩了一天。
Patterns
a(n) foreign/overseas trip/journey/tour/expeditiona bus/coach/train/rail trip/journey/tourto go on a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion/outing/day outto set out/off on a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursionto make a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion