brown bag

短语

发音

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词形变化

brown bags 复数 brown bags 三单 brown bagging 现在分词 brown bagged 过去式 brown bagged 过去分词

别名

brown-bag

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A brown paper bag.

  2. 2.

    A short presentation or seminar on a given subject, especially one given at lunchtime.

    习语

    Did you attend the brown bag Tuesday on healthy exercise habits?

v.
  1. 1.

    To carry one's packed lunch from home, either literally or figuratively in a brown paper bag or a lunchbox, rather than purchase it from a cafeteria or restaurant.

    及物/不及物 非正式

    I'm brown bagging it again this month because the combination of healthy plus inexpensive is hard to beat otherwise.

  2. 2.

    To consume alcohol in public from the bottle or can, while it is held concealed inside a brown paper bag, so as to avoid attention e.g. from the police.

    及物/不及物 非正式

    I'm brown bagging it again today because I haven't managed to kick this habit yet.

  3. 3.

    To plant seed saved from one's own harvest, as opposed to buying new seed from a seed company.

    及物/不及物 非正式 植物学 商务

    I'm brown bagging it again this year because I don't need to be spending money on expensive hybrids.

词源

(presentation): From the brown paper bag traditionally used to carry one's own packed lunch from home.

来源：wiktionary