vacation

[veɪˈkeɪʃn , vəˈkeɪʃn]
  • n.

    假期;休假;休庭期;

  • v.

    度假;

  • 单词变形

    复数: vacations


  • 词义辨析

    vacation, day, festival, holiday, leave

    这五个词都有“假日”的意思。它们的区别在于:holiday来源于宗教的节日、假日,是普通用词,多用于英式英语中,指的是一个人在一年中不干工作的那段时间,也可用来表示一两天的短假期; day表示法定节日,多用于专有名词中; festival指民俗或宗教节日,并含有定期欢度的意味; leave指政府工作人员或军人的假期; vacation用于大学停课放假长达多周的假日或法院停止开庭时间,在美式英语中,凡是较长时间的休假都可用这个词。例如:
    August and September are the months of the year during which most English people take their holidays.一年中8、9两个月是大多数英国人休假的月份。
    We celebrate National Day every year.我们每年都庆祝国庆节。
    Christmas is one of the festivals of the Christian church.圣诞节是基督教的节日之一。
    The soldiers will go home on leave once every two years.士兵们每两年回家休假一次。
    Three vacations occur in the course of the year, viz, two weeks at Christmas, ten days at Easter and the usual two months in summer.一年中有三个假期,即圣诞节两周,复活节十天以及通常的两个月暑假。

    holiday,leave,vacation

    这三个词都有“假日(期)”的意思,但含义用法并不相同。
    holiday一般指“休假”。
    leave指“请假”,被批准后离开自己的工作的一段时间。
    vacation在英国指大学的寒暑假或法定不工作的日子,美国可指任何假日(期)。

  • 双语例句
1、

We must decide between going home and staying at school during this winter vacation.

我们必须决定寒假期间是回家还是留在学校.

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2、

The Smiths dropped in on some old friends on their vacation trip to New York.

史密斯一家去纽约度假时顺道拜访了一些老朋友.

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3、

Soon school will end and the vacation will be at hand.

学期快结束了,假期即将到来.

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4、

After her summer vacation, she has got a huge backlog of work to do.

暑假休假以后, 她手头有许多积压的工作要做.

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5、

I can't afford the vacation, for it would eat up my savings.

我度不起假, 那样会把我的积蓄用光的.

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6、

Bad weather and car trouble conspired to ruin our vacation.

恶劣的气候连同汽车故障断送了我们的假日.

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7、

To find out, make Christchurch your next vacation destination.

找找看, 明年的暑假新西兰基督城是你旅游的目标.

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8、

Who cares about some stupid vacation?

谁在乎什么愚蠢的度假?

柯林斯例句

9、

Every year my father would call a family powwow to discuss where we were going on vacation.

每年我父亲都会召开一次家庭会议,讨论我们要去哪儿度假。

——柯林斯例句

10、

Did you enjoy yourself during the winter vacation?

你寒假过得愉快 吗 ?

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11、

Mr. Fuller is on vacation now.

费勒先生在度假.

《用法词典》

12、

He was so anxious to return home that he had booked a train ticket before the vacation began.

他回家心切,还没放暑假就买好了火车票.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

13、

They planned a late summer vacation in Europe.

他们打算夏末去欧洲度假。

柯林斯例句

14、

Where are you going for your vacation this summer?

今年夏天你去哪儿度假?

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15、

He is quite run down and needs a vacation.

他的身体太虚弱,需要休假.

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16、

The students often go skiing during winter vacation.

学生们在寒假期间经常去滑雪.

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17、

The classes of our university closed for the summer vacation.

我们大学停课放暑假.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

18、

The long summer vacation is over.

漫长的暑假结束了.

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19、

The children wait impatiently for the vacation.

孩子们焦急地等待着假期的来临.

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20、

The manager allowed him one week of vacation in the summer.

夏天经理给他一星期的假期.

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21、

Bob and his family are on vacation; they've gone to Hawaii.

鲍勃和他全家在度假, 他们去夏威夷了.

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22、

The vacation time hung heavy on Dick's hands because all his friends were away at camp.

假期对迪克来说真是度日如年,因为他的朋友们都去露营了.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

23、

We'll start another summer vacation when July comes.

到了7月我们又该放暑假了.

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24、

The French get five to six weeks' vacation a year.

法国人每年有5到6周的假期。

柯林斯例句

25、

A good vacation uplifted him.

愉快的假期使他振作起来.

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26、

The students are planning how to spend their summer vacation.

这些大学生在计划着怎样过暑假.

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27、

He kept in touch with us while he was on vacation.

他在度假期间仍与我们保持联系.

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28、

After weeks of work, our plan for a vacation trip crystallised.

经过几周的工作, 我们的度假计划终于成型了.

《简明英汉词典》

29、

Did you have a lot of reading during the vacation?

放假期间你读了很多书吗?

柯林斯例句

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