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word vacation
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vacation

[vəˈkeɪʃn]vacationed, vacationing, vacations

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vacationing[402] vacations[1934]
假期(48%),度假(36%),休假(14%),腾出(2%)
n.假期;(房屋)搬出
vi.休假,度假
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Collins
vacation ★★☆☆☆
/vəke͟ɪʃ(ə)n, AM veɪ-/
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](大学或美国大中小学的)假期 A vacation is a period of the year when universities and colleges, and in the United States also schools, are officially closed.
  • During his summer vacation he visited Russia...

    暑假期间他去俄罗斯了。

  • Did you have a lot of reading during the vacation?

    放假期间你读了很多书吗?

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]假日;休假 A vacation is a period of time during which you relax and enjoy yourself away from home.
  [also on/from N]
  [AM 美]
  • They planned a late summer vacation in Europe...

    他们打算夏末去欧洲度假。

  • We went on vacation to Puerto Rico.

    我们去了波多黎各度假。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 holiday
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]休息日;假期 If you have a particular number of days' or weeks' vacation, you do not have to go to work for that number of days or weeks.
  [AM 美]
  • The French get five to six weeks' vacation a year.

    法国人每年有5到6周的假期。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 holiday
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[VERB 动词](离家在某地)度假 If you are vacationing in a place away from home, you are on vacation there.
  [V prep/adv]
  [V]
  [AM 美]
  • Myles vacationed in Jamaica...

    迈尔斯去了牙买加度假。

  • He was vacationing and couldn't be reached for comment.

    他当时正在度假,无法联系到他征求意见。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 holiday

Oxford
vac·ation / vəˈkeɪʃn ; NAmE vəˈkeɪʃn / / veɪˈkeɪʃn ; NAmE veɪˈkeɪʃn /
noun
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verb
vacation vacations vacationed vacationing
noun 1 [countable ] (in Britain) one of the periods of time when universities or courts of law are closed; (in the US) one of the periods of time when schools, colleges, universities or courts of law are closed (英国大学的)假期;(美国学校的)假期;(法庭的)休庭期 the Christmas/Easter/summer vacation 圣诞节╱复活节假期;暑假 ( BrE) the long vacation (= the summer vacation) 暑假 see also
vac
2 ( NAmE) ( BrE holi·day ) [uncountable ,  countable ] a period of time spent travelling or resting away from home 度假 They're on vacationin Hawaii right now. 他们此时正在夏威夷度假。 You look tired—you should take a vacation. 你看上去很累,应该休假了。 The job includes two weeks' paid vacation. 这份工作包括两周的带薪假期。 a vacation home 度假之家 collocationsat
travel
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holiday
verb [intransitive ] ( NAmE) ( BrE holi·day ) to spend a holiday somewhere 度假;休假 They are currently vacationing in Florida. 他们目前正在佛罗里达州度假。 vac·ation / vəˈkeɪʃn ; NAmE vəˈkeɪʃn /
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vacation1 noun
vacation2 verb
vacationva‧ca‧tion1 /vəˈkeɪʃən $ veɪ-/ ●●● S2 W3 noun
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1[countable, uncountable] especially American English a holiday, or time spent not working:  We’re planning a vacation in Europe.on vacation He’s on vacation this week. We’re planning to go on vacation soon.2[uncountable] especially American English the number of days, weeks etc that you are allowed as paid holiday by your employer:  How much vacation do you get at your new job? I think I have four vacation days left. Employees are entitled to four weeks’ paid vacation annually.3 a)[countable] British English one of the periods of time when a university is closedthe Christmas/Easter/summer/long vacation b)[countable, uncountable] American English one of the periods of time when a school or university is closedChristmas/spring/summer vacationCOLLOCATIONSverbstake/have a vacation· We usually take a vacation once a year.go on vacation· I’m going on vacation next month.need a vacation· You’re working too hard. You need a vacation.spend a vacation· Where did you spend your vacation?ADJECTIVES/NOUN + vacationa summer vacation· What did you do on your summer vacation?a family vacation· We had to cancel the family vacation.a long vacation· She decided to take a long vacation.a short vacation· a short vacation at the beacha two-week/three-day etc vacationvacation + NOUNa vacation spot (=a place for a vacation)· The island is my favorite vacation spot.a vacation day (=a day away from work on vacation)· You could take a sick day or a vacation day.vacation plans (=an idea about what you want to do on your vacation)· Do you have any vacation plans this summer?COMMON ERRORSDon’t say ‘have vacation’. Say be on vacation.THESAURUSvacation especially American English, holiday especially British English time you spend away from school or work: · Are you taking a vacation this summer?· We met on holiday in Cyprus.· What are you doing in the school holidays?holiday a day that is set by law, when no one has to go to work or school: · the Thanksgiving holiday· New Year’s Day is a national holiday.· In 2002, there was an extra public holiday to mark the Queen’s golden jubilee.· the August bank holiday (=day when all the banks and shops are closed – used in British English)break a time when you stop working or studying in order to rest, or a short vacation from school: · a ten-minute coffee break· Lots of college kids come to the beaches during the spring break.leave a time when you are allowed not to work: · We get four weeks’ annual leave (=paid time off work each year).· He has been taking a lot of sick leave (=time off work because you are ill) recently.· Angela is on maternity leave (=time off work when having a baby).· He was given compassionate leave (=time off work because someone close to you has died, is very ill etc) to go to his father’s funeral.sabbatical [usually singular] a period when someone, especially a teacher, stops doing their usual work in order to study or travel: · She was on sabbatical for six months.· I’m thinking of taking a sabbatical.furlough a period of time when a soldier or someone working in another country can return to their own country as a holiday: · While on furlough, he and his girlfriend got married.R & R (rest and relaxation) a holiday, especially one given to people in the army, navy etc after a long period of hard work or during a war: · Soldiers in Vietnam were taken to Hawaii for R & R.
vacation1 noun
vacation2 verb
vacationvacation2 verb [intransitive] American English
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to go somewhere for a holidayvacation in/at The Bernsteins are vacationing in Europe.

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