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The flashcard defines "holiday" as a period of time for relaxation away from home (noun), or official days off for festivals (noun). It also includes its use as a verb meaning to be on holiday.

The flashcard defines "holiday" as a period of time for relaxation away from home (noun), or official days off for festivals (noun). It also includes its use as a verb meaning to be on holiday.

word holiday
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/hɒ̱lɪdei/
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](外出度过的)假期 A holiday is a period of time during which you relax and enjoy yourself away from home. People sometimes refer to their holiday as their holidays.
  [also on/from N]
  [BRIT 英]
  • I've just come back from a holiday in the United States...

    我刚从美国度假回来。

  • We rang Duncan to ask where he was going on holiday...

    我们打电话给邓肯,问他要去哪里度假。

  • Ischia is a popular seaside holiday resort...

    伊斯基亚是个很受欢迎的海滨度假胜地。

  • We're going to Scotland for our holidays.

    我们要去苏格兰度假。

in AM, use 美国英语用 vacation
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:
bank holiday
公众假日;节日 A holiday is a day when people do not go to work or school because of a religious or national festival.
  [usu with supp]
  • New Year's Day is a public holiday throughout Britain...

    元旦是全英国的公众假日。

  • He invited her to spend the Fourth of July holiday at his summer home on Fire Island...

    他邀请她去自己在法尔岛上的消夏寓所过美国独立纪念日。

  • Bad weather has caused dozens of flight cancellations over the holiday weekend.

    恶劣的天气已经导致这个连假周末数十个航班被取消。

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[N-PLURAL 复数名词](学校的)假期 The holidays are the time when children do not have to go to school.
  [usu the N]
  [BRIT 英]
  • ...the first day of the school holidays.

    学校放假的第一天

in AM, use 美国英语用 vacation
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](不上班的)休假期 If you have a particular number of days' or weeks' holiday, you do not have to go to work for that number of days or weeks.
  [BRIT 英]
  • Every worker will be entitled to four weeks' paid holiday a year.

    每位工人每年都能享受4周的带薪休假。

in AM, use 美国英语用 vacation
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[VERB 动词](外出)度假 If you are holidaying in a place away from home, you are on holiday there.
  [V prep/adv]
  [V-ing]
  [oft cont]
  [BRIT 英]
  • Sampling the local cuisine is one of the delights of holidaying abroad...

    品尝当地菜肴是海外度假的乐趣之一。

  • Vacant rooms on the campus were being used by holidaying families.

    校园里的闲置宿舍住着一些度假的家庭。

in AM, use 美国英语用 vacation
Usage Note :

Take care not to confuse holiday and holidays.

注意不要混淆 holiday 和 holidays。


Oxford holi·day / ˈhɒlədeɪ ; ˈhɒlədi ; NAmE ˈhɑːlədeɪ /
noun
,
verb
holiday holidays holidayed holidaying
noun 1 [uncountable ] ( alsoholidays [plural ] ) ( both BrE) ( NAmE vac·ation ) a period of time when you are not at work or school 假期 the school/summer/Christmas, etc. holidays 学校假期、暑假、圣诞节等假期 I'm afraid Mr Walsh is away on holidaythis week. 很抱歉,沃尔什先生这个星期休假去了。 The package includes 20 days' paid holidaya year. 这一揽子福利包括每年 20 天的带薪假。 holiday pay 假日薪金 a holiday job (= done by students during the school holidays) (学生在学校放假时做的)假期工作 2 [countable ] ( BrE) ( NAmE vac·ation ) a period of time spent travelling or resting away from home (外出旅游或休闲的)度假 a camping/skiing/walking, etc. holiday 露营、滑雪、远足等度假 a family holiday 合家度假 a foreign holiday 国外度假 a holiday cottage/home/resort 度假别墅╱住所╱胜地 the holiday industry 度假服务业 Where are you going for your holidaysthis year? 你今年要到哪里休假? They met while on holidayin Greece. 他们是在希腊度假时认识的。 We went on holidaytogether last summer. 去年夏天我们一起去度假了。 collocationsat
travel
see also
busman's holiday
,
package tour
3 [countable ] a day when most people do not go to work or school, especially because of a religious or national celebration 假日,节日(尤指宗教节日或国家庆典日) a national holiday 全国假日 Today is a holiday in Wales. 在威尔士今天是假日。 see also
bank holiday
,
public holiday
4 holidays [plural ] ( NAmE) the time in December and early January that includes Christmas, Hanukkah and New Year 节日假期(从十二月到一月上旬,包括圣诞节、修殿节和新年) Happy Holidays! 节日愉快!
verb ( BrE) ( NAmE vac·ation ) [intransitive ] (+ adv./prep.) to spend a holiday somewhere 度假;休假 She was holidaying with her family in Ireland. 她当时正和家人在爱尔兰度假。 BRITISH/AMERICAN 英式/美式英语 holiday / vacation You use holiday(or holidays) in BrEand vacationin NAmEto describe the regular periods of time when you are not at work or school, or time that you spend travelling or resting away from home. *holiday 或 holidays (英式英语)和 vacation (美式英语)均表示休息日、假日、外出休假期: I get four weeks’ holiday/vacation a year. 我一年有四周休假。 He’s on holiday/vacation this week. 他本周休假。 I like to take my holiday/vacation in the winter. 我喜欢在冬天休假。 the summer holidays/vacation 暑假 In NAmEa holiday(or a public holiday) is a single day when government offices, schools, banks and businesses are closed. 在美式英语中,holiday 或 public holiday 指政府机关、学校、银行和商业机构关门休息的公共假日: The school will be closed Monday because it’s a holiday. 星期一是公共假日,所以学校不上课。 This is called a bank holidayin BrE. 在英式英语中,公共假日叫做 bank holiday。 The holidaysis used in NAmEto refer to the time in late December and early January that includes Christmas, Hanukkah and the New Year. 在美式英语中,the holidays 指十二月下旬至一月上旬,包括圣诞节、修殿节和新年在内的这段时间。 Vacationin BrEis used mainly to mean one of the periods when universities are officially closed for the students. 在英式英语中,vacation 主要指大学的休假时期。 holi·day / ˈhɒlədeɪ ; ˈhɒlədi ; NAmE ˈhɑːlədeɪ /
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holiday1 noun
holiday2 verb
holidayhol‧i‧day1 /ˈhɒlədi, -deɪ $ ˈhɑːlədeɪ/ ●●● S1 W2 noun
Word Origin
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1[countable, uncountable] British English (also holidays) a time of rest from work, school etc SYN vacation American English:  The school holidays start tomorrow.on holiday I’m away on holiday until the 1st of June.in the holidays He came to stay with us in the school holidays.holiday from a holiday from her usual responsibilitiesRegisterIn everyday British English, when someone is temporarily away from their work or studies, people often say they are off, rather than on holiday. Note, however, that off can also mean that someone is away from their work or studies because they are sick:· ‘Where’s Kate?’ ‘She’s off this week.’2[countable, uncountable] British English (also holidays) a period of time when you travel to another place for pleasure SYN vacation American English:  We’re going to Spain for our holidays.on holiday He caught malaria while on holiday in Africa. I haven’t had a proper holiday for two years.3[countable] a day fixed by law on which people do not have to go to work or school:  The 4th of July is a national holiday in the US.4the holiday season (also the holidays) a)American English the period between Thanksgiving and New Year b)British English the period in the summer when most people take a holiday
bank holiday
, public holiday
GRAMMAR: HolidaysYou use holidays when talking about a period when you are not working or studying, or when you are travelling.You say the holidays: · Soon it will be the holidays.You say my/your/her etc holidays: · Where do you want to go for your holidays?COLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2verbsgo on holiday· The children were excited about going on holiday.have/take a holiday· Teachers cannot take holidays during term time.book a holiday· I booked the holiday online.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + holidaya skiing/camping/walking etc holiday· They went on a camping holiday in France.a package holiday (=a holiday in which you pay a price that includes travel, room, and food)· The company organizes package holidays to Spain and Greece.a summer holiday· They were going to a house on the coast for their summer holidays.a winter holiday· Why not try a winter holiday for a change?a family holiday· I first visited Orkney on a family holiday when I was a boy.an annual holiday (=a holiday you take every year)· We were getting ready for our annual holiday in Cornwall.your dream holiday (=the best holiday you can imagine)· They won a dream holiday for two to the Caribbean.holiday + NOUNa holiday resort (=a place with many hotels where a lot of people go on holiday)· a holiday resort in Spaina holiday destination (=a town or country where a lot of people go on holiday)· Marmaris is one of Turkey's most popular holiday destinations.a holiday brochure (=a magazine that shows what holidays you can take)· We were looking through holiday brochures thinking about the summer.holiday photos (also holiday snaps informal) (=photographs that you take when you are on holiday)· Do you want to see our holiday snaps?a holiday romance (=a brief romantic relationship with someone you meet on holiday)· It was just a holiday romance; I never saw him again.a holiday abroad (=a holiday in a country other than the one you live in)· They were planning a holiday abroad that year.phrasesthe holiday of a lifetime (=a very good or expensive holiday that you will only take once)· We took the family on a holiday of a lifetime to Orlando, Florida.
holiday1 noun
holiday2 verb
holidayholiday2 verb [intransitive]
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British English to spend your holiday in a place – used especially in news reports SYN vacation American Englishholiday in/at They’re holidaying in Majorca.
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holiday

[ˈhɒlədeɪ]holidayed, holidaying, holidays

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holidays[9519]
假日(61%),节日(39%)
n.假日;节日;休息日
vi.外出度假
n.(Holiday)人名;(英)霍利迪

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