They brought their lunch in a picnic basket. His shot missed the basket completely.
Recent Examples on the WebThe funds provide diversification across a basket of stocks in different industries. Lori Ioannou, WSJ, 5 Sep. 2022 In July, the Consumer Price Index, a measure of the average change in consumer prices on a basket of goods, rose 8.5% compared to a year earlier. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 31 Aug. 2022 There’s something about Britney’s voice and a dance track that just go extremely well together—like red wine and a basket of bread. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2022 On Wednesday, the Office for National Statistics here announced that inflation had risen to a 40-year high of 10.1 percent, a figure derived from a basket of about 700 goods and services at 150 venues across the United Kingdom.New York Times, 20 Aug. 2022 The consumer price index, which measures a specific basket of goods and services, is not a precision instrument. Nate Dicamillo, Quartz, 16 Aug. 2022 And when the weather’s fine, Marble Park isn’t the worst place in the world to sit and enjoy a basket of chicken tenders to go. Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Aug. 2022 Gomez then found an eight-inch knife in the store, returned to the family and turned towards the father’s two young children, six and two years old, seated in the front basket of a shopping cart, officials said. Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2022 Martha Ramsay, of Bristow, Virg., had just bought three, round, handcrafted brass trays, and a basket of peaches. Marni Jameson, Orlando Sentinel, 22 July 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French; akin to Old French baschoue wooden vessel; both from Latin bascauda kind of basin, of Celtic origin; akin to Middle Irish basc necklace — more at fascia
1container容器ADJECTIVE | VERB + BASKET | BASKET + VERB | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤bamboo, plastic, straw, wicker, wire, woven, etc.竹籃、塑料筐、草筐、柳條筐、鐵絲籃、編織筐等▸➤laundry, sewing洗衣筐;縫紉筐▸➤bread, food, fruit, shopping麪包籃;食物籃;水果籃;購物筐▸➤waste, waste-paper (BrE) 廢紙簍◇She threw the letter into the waste basket.她將信扔進廢紙簍。◇I decided to empty the waste-paper basket.我決定把廢紙簍倒空。➤cat, dog貓籃;狗籃▸➤bicycle自行車筐◇She was cycling along with her bicycle basket full of groceries.她騎着自行車,車筐裏裝滿了食品雜貨。➤picnic野餐籃▸➤flower, hanging花籃;吊籃◇hanging baskets full of summer flowers裝滿夏季鮮花的吊籃VERB + BASKET➤make, weave做籃子;編籃子▸➤fill, load (sth into), pack (sth into), put sth in把(⋯)裝入籃子;將(⋯)裝進筐子▸➤take sth from, take sth out of, unpack從籃子裏拿出⋯▸➤carry, heave, pick up提着籃子;用力搬起筐子;提起籃子◇She heaved the huge basket onto the table.她用力搬起大筐子放到桌上。➤swing搖晃籃子▸➤put down, set down放下籃子BASKET + VERB➤be filled with sth, be full of sth, contain sth籃子裏裝了⋯;筐裏盛滿了⋯◇a basket filled with delicious fruit裝滿美味水果的籃子PHRASES➤in a/the basket, into a/the basket在籃子裏;進籃子裏◇The cat lay curled in its basket.貓蜷縮在籃裏。➤basket of一籃子⋯◇a basket of flowers / fruit一籃子鮮花/水果basket