outing

noun

/ˈaʊtɪŋ/

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[countable] a trip that you go on for pleasure or education, usually with a group of people and lasting no more than one day synonym excursion
- a family outing
- on an outing (to…) We went on an outing to London.
- outing to… Every year she organized an outing to the countryside.
Synonyms trip
trip
- journey
- tour
- expedition
- excursion
- outing
- day out
These are all words for an act of travelling to a place.
- trip an act of travelling from one place to another, and usually back again:
  a business trip
  a five-minute trip by taxi
- journey an act of travelling from one place to another, especially when they are a long way apart:
  a long and difficult journey across the mountains
trip or journey?A trip usually involves you going to a place and back again; a journey is usually one-way. A trip is often shorter than a journey, although it does not have to be: a trip to New York • a round-the-world trip. It is often short in time, even if it is long in distance. Journey is more often used when the travelling takes a long time and is difficult. In North American English journey is not used for short trips (British English) Don't use the car for short journeys.
- tour a journey made for pleasure during which several different places are visited:
  a tour of Bavaria
- expedition an organized journey with a particular purpose, especially to find out about a place that is not well known:
  the first expedition to the South Pole
- excursion a short trip made for pleasure, especially one that has been organized for a group of people:
  We went on an all-day excursion to the island.
- outing a short trip made for pleasure or education, usually with a group of people and lasting no more than a day:
  The children were on a day’s outing from school.
- day out a trip to somewhere for a day, especially for pleasure:
  We had a day out at the beach.
Patterns
- a(n) foreign/overseas trip/journey/tour/expedition
- a bus/coach/train/rail trip/journey/tour
- to go on a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion/outing/day out
- to set out/off on a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion
- to make a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion
Extra Examples
- We're going on an outing tomorrow.
- The children were on a day's outing from school.
Topics Holidaysc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- little
- special
- day’s
- …
verb + outing
- arrange
- plan
- enjoy
- …
preposition
- on outing
- outing from
- outing to
- …
See full entry
[countable] (sport, informal) an occasion when somebody takes part in a competition
[uncountable, countable] the practice of naming people as gay or lesbian in public, when they do not want anyone to know

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘the action of going out or of expelling’): from the verb out + -ing.

单词	outing
释义	outing noun /ˈaʊtɪŋ/ /ˈaʊtɪŋ/ jump to other results [countable] a trip that you go on for pleasure or education, usually with a group of people and lasting no more than one day synonym excursion a family outing on an outing (to…) We went on an outing to London. outing to… Every year she organized an outing to the countryside. Synonyms triptrip journey tour expedition excursion outing day out These are all words for an act of travelling to a place. trip an act of travelling from one place to another, and usually back again: a business trip a five-minute trip by taxi journey an act of travelling from one place to another, especially when they are a long way apart: a long and difficult journey across the mountains trip or journey?A trip usually involves you going to a place and back again; a journey is usually one-way. A trip is often shorter than a journey, although it does not have to be: a trip to New York • a round-the-world trip. It is often short in time, even if it is long in distance. Journey is more often used when the travelling takes a long time and is difficult. In North American English journey is not used for short trips (British English) Don't use the car for short journeys. tour a journey made for pleasure during which several different places are visited: a tour of Bavaria expedition an organized journey with a particular purpose, especially to find out about a place that is not well known: the first expedition to the South Pole excursion a short trip made for pleasure, especially one that has been organized for a group of people: We went on an all-day excursion to the island. outing a short trip made for pleasure or education, usually with a group of people and lasting no more than a day: The children were on a day’s outing from school. day out a trip to somewhere for a day, especially for pleasure: We had a day out at the beach. Patterns a(n) foreign/overseas trip/journey/tour/expedition a bus/coach/train/rail trip/journey/tour to go on a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion/outing/day out to set out/off on a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion to make a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion Extra Examples We're going on an outing tomorrow. The children were on a day's outing from school. Topics Holidaysc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective little special day’s … verb + outing arrange plan enjoy … preposition on outing outing from outing to … See full entry [countable] (sport, informal) an occasion when somebody takes part in a competition [uncountable, countable] the practice of naming people as gay or lesbian in public, when they do not want anyone to know Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘the action of going out or of expelling’): from the verb out + -ing.
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