vacation

英 [veɪˈkeɪʃn]

美 [veɪˈkeɪʃn]

n. (英国大学的)假期; (美国学校的)假期; (法庭的)休庭期
v. 度假

复数：vacations　现在分词：vacationing　过去式：vacationed　第三人称单数：vacations　过去分词：vacationed　

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同义词辨析

holiday leave vacation【导航词义：假期】

holidayn. 〈英〉假日，假期

〔辨析〕

通常指不用上班、上学的一段时间，也可指一两天的短假期。

〔例证〕

Phone calls always spoil my holidays.
电话总是弄得我过不好假日。
The school holiday starts the day after tomorrow.
学校假期从后天开始。
The manager is away on holiday until July.
经理一直休假到7月。

leaven. 假期，假日

〔辨析〕

指得到批准的请假，尤指军人的休假。

〔例证〕

He's asked for a month's leave.
他已请了一个月的假。
I'm in command of the regiment while the colonel's on leave.
上校休假时，我指挥这个团。

vacationn. 〈尤美〉假期，休假

〔辨析〕

在英国通常指大学的寒暑假或法庭的休庭期，在美国可指任何假期。

〔例证〕

What are you going to do for the winter vacation?
寒假你打算做什么？
How much vacation does he get at his new job?
他的新工作有多少天的假期？

牛津词典

noun

（英国大学的）假期；（美国学校的）假期；（法庭的）休庭期
(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
1. They're on vacation in Hawaii right now.
  他们此时正在夏威夷度假。
2. You look tired─you should take a vacation .
  你看上去很累，应该休假了。
3. The job includes two weeks' paid vacation.
  这份工作包括两周的带薪假期。
4. a vacation home
  度假之家
（英国大学的）假期；（美国学校的）假期；（法庭的）休庭期
(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
1. They're on vacation in Hawaii right now.
  他们此时正在夏威夷度假。
2. You look tired─you should take a vacation .
  你看上去很累，应该休假了。
3. The job includes two weeks' paid vacation.
  这份工作包括两周的带薪假期。
4. a vacation home
  度假之家

verb

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT （大学或美国大中小学的）假期
Avacationis a period of the year when universities and colleges, and in the United States also schools, are officially closed.
1. During his summer vacation he visited Russia...
  暑假期间他去俄罗斯了。
2. Did you have a lot of reading during the vacation?
  放假期间你读了很多书吗？
N-COUNT 假日;休假
Avacationis a period of time during which you relax and enjoy yourself away from home.
1. They planned a late summer vacation in Europe...
  他们打算夏末去欧洲度假。
2. 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

N-UNCOUNT 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.
1. 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

VERB （离家在某地）度假
If youare vacationingin a place away from home, you are on vacation there.
1. Myles vacationed in Jamaica...
  迈尔斯去了牙买加度假。
2. 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

英英释义

noun

the act of making something legally void
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
1. we get two weeks of vacation every summer
2. we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico
Synonym:holiday

verb

spend or take a vacation
Synonym:holiday

双语例句

His plans to take his vacation early in August fit in with mine.
他打算8月初休假的计划正好与我符合。
He goes travelling every summer vacation.
每到暑假他都要外出旅游。
We went on vacation to Puerto Rico.
我们去了波多黎各度假。
He intended to get off on his vacation early in the morning.
他打算一大早动身去度假。
We had a happy and relaxed summer vacation.
我们过了一个轻松愉快的暑假。
I will spend a few days in Beijing during the vacation.
假期我将赴京小住数日。
Myles vacationed in Jamaica
迈尔斯去了牙买加度假。
Where are you going for your vacation this summer?
今年夏天你去哪儿度假？
During his summer vacation he visited Russia
暑假期间他去俄罗斯了。
Neff hitchhiked to New York during his Christmas vacation
内夫在圣诞节假期里搭顺风车去了纽约。