holiday, leave, vacation

• tom and i are going to have a holiday.
  我和湯姆準(zhǔn)備去度假。
• i've already had my holidays this year.
  我今年已經(jīng)度過假了。
• during a holiday in sweden, i found this note on my car.
  在瑞典度假期間，我在我的車子上發(fā)現(xiàn)了這張字條。
• postcards always spoil my holidays.
  明信片總是弄得我過不好假日。
• my holidays passed quickly, but i did not send any cards to my friends.
  我的假日過的很快，但是我一張明信片也沒有寄給朋友。

• he stays at home on sick leave.
  他請了病假呆在家里。
• he asked for a six months' leave.
  他請了6個月的假。

• the students are planning how to spend their summer vacation.
  這些大學(xué)生在計劃著怎樣過暑假。
• mr. fuller is on vacation now.
  費勒先生在度假。

名詞 holiday:

1. leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
   同義詞：vacation
2. a day on which work is suspended by law or custom

動詞 holiday:

1. spend or take a vacation
   同義詞：vacation

1. Our holiday plans are still at an indeterminate stage.
   我們的假日計劃還沒有確定。
2. Did you have a nice holiday?
   你假期過得愉快嗎？
3. Sunday is a holiday in Christian countries.
   在基督教國家禮拜日是假日。
4. According to your contract, you get 15 days' paid holiday a year.
   根據(jù)你的合同，你每年有十五天的帶薪假期。
5. We are going to France to spend our holidays.
   我們將去法國度假。

hol.i.day

n.（名詞）
A day on which custom or the law dictates a halting of general business activity to commemorate or celebrate a particular event.
節(jié)日：法定或習(xí)俗上能夠停止通常的商業(yè)活動來紀(jì)念或慶祝某一特定事件的日子
A religious feast day; a holy day.
宗教節(jié)日；神圣的日子
A day free from work that one may spend at leisure; a day off.
假日：人們可不工作而享受閑暇的日子；休假
Chiefly British A vacation.
【多用于英國】 假期
n.attributive.（定語名詞）
Often used to modify another noun:
常用來修飾另一名詞：
例句：
holiday cheer; holiday travelers.
節(jié)日佳肴；假期游客

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
holi.dayed,holi.day.ing,holi.days 【多用于英國】
To pass a holiday or vacation.
度假或休假

來源：
Middle English holidai [holy day]
中古英語 holidai [神圣的一天]
from Old English h3lig dôg
源自 古英語 h3lig dôg
h3lig [holy] * see holy
h3lig [神圣的] *參見 holy
dôg [day] * see day
dôg [天] *參見 day

【引伸】
hol.iday.er
n.（名詞）