holiday
UK ['hɒl.ɪ.deɪ] US ['hɑ:.lɪ-] noun
ESSENTIAL countable or uncountable UK (UK informal holidays) (UK informal hols) (US vacation)
■a time, often one or two weeks, when someone does not go to work or school but is free to do what they want, such as travel or relax 假期，假日•a camping/skiing holiday露营／滑雪渡假 •Have you decided where you're going for your holiday(s) this year?你决定今年到哪里渡假了吗？ •Patricia is on holiday next week.派翠夏下星期休假。 •How many days' holiday do you get with your new job?你的新工作有几天假期？ •We thought we'd go to France for our summer holiday.我们想去法国过暑假。 •Surely the school holidays start soon.想必学校马上就要放假了吧。 ESSENTIAL countable
■an official day when you do not have to go to work or school 法定假日，节日•a public holiday公众假期 •St Patrick's Day is a holiday in Ireland.圣派翠克节是爱尔兰的一个节日。
UK ['hɒl.ɪ.deɪ] US ['hɑ:.lɪ-] verb intransitive usually + adverb or preposition UK (US vacation)
■to take a holiday 去渡假•My parents are holidaying in Spain this year.我的父母今年要去西班牙渡假。 |