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Boxing Day

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈBoxing Day noun [countable, uncountable]  British EnglishTMC a national holiday in England and Wales, on the day after Christmas Day 节礼日〔英格兰及威尔士的法定假日,在圣诞节次日〕
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Boxing DayThe day following Boxing Day the new help arrived.Brady collapsed on Boxing Day, three months into a hunger strike in protest at his transfer to a tougher ward.It was already February, and Faye had had no problems since her return from hospital on Boxing Day.Two fine actors vanished before my appalled eyes within a couple of hours on Boxing Day.It will probably start on Boxing Day when we are right in the middle of winter.It was Boxing Day afternoon, and the third psychiatric session that week which had been attended by Hargreave.
ˈBoxing Day nounChineseSyllable
a Corpus holiday England national Wales, and in


Boxing Day
ˈBoxing Day noun [uncountable and countable]
British English a national holiday in England and Wales, on the day after Christmas Day


Boxing DayBrE /ˈbɒksɪŋ deɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbɑːksɪŋ deɪ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] (BrE) the first day after Christmas Day that is not a Sunday. Boxing Day is an official holiday in Britain and some other countries. 节礼日(圣诞节后的第一个工作日,英国和其他一些国家定为假日)