furlough

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++fur·lough /ˈfɜːləʊ $ ˈfɜːrloʊ/ noun [countable, uncountable]  1  PERIOD OF TIMEa period of time when a soldier or someone working in another country can return to their own country 〔在国外服役的士兵或国外工作人员的〕休假期 SYN leave a young soldier home on furlough 回国休假的年轻士兵2  American English a period of time when workers are told not to work, especially because there is not enough money to pay them 停工期，歇工期〔尤因发不出工资〕 → layoff workers forced to take a long, unpaid furlough 被迫长期停薪休假的工人3  American English a short period of time during which a prisoner is allowed to leave prison before returning 〔犯人的〕准假期 Morton stabbed the man while on furlough. 莫顿在准假期间用刀捅了人。 —furlough verb [transitive] American English 280,000 federal workers have been furloughed. 28万联邦雇员被迫休假。

Examples from the Corpus

furlough• The mayor has ordered a four-day furlough for 26,000 city employees.• Although it was her first furlough she was using it to study for her Master's Degree at Sidney University.• On my first furlough I sought her out, and attended her course of lectures.• During the last year before her furlough one hundred and seventeen new soldiers had been sworn in at the Howard corps.• After this last furlough we paid a last sad visit to the school and found a small girl crying her heart out.• If they did not return, their regiment could have no more furloughs.• The men on furlough returned with bright faces.on furlough• The men on furlough returned with bright faces.• They will live in barracks, eat food from local butchers, bakeries and dairies, and visit town on furlough.• Last time I saw Jenkins was when he was on furlough back in July.• Horton escaped while on furlough and stabbed a man and raped a woman in Maryland.on furlough• The men on furlough returned with bright faces.• They will live in barracks, eat food from local butchers, bakeries and dairies, and visit town on furlough.• Horton escaped while on furlough and stabbed a man and raped a woman in Maryland.Origin furlough (1600-1700) Dutch verlof “permission”

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furlough
fur‧lough /ˈfɜːləʊ $ ˈfɜːrloʊ/ noun [uncountable and countable]1. a period of time when a soldier or someone working in another country can return to their own country
   SYN  leave:
    a young soldier home on furlough
2. American English a period of time when workers are told not to work, especially because there is not enough money to pay them ⇨ layoff:
    workers forced to take a long, unpaid furlough
3. American English a short period of time during which a prisoner is allowed to leave prison before returning:
    Morton stabbed the man while on furlough.
—furlough verb [transitive] American English:
    280,000 federal workers have been furloughed.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ vacation especially American English, holiday especially British English time you spend away from school or work: Are you taking a vacation this summer? | We met on holiday in Cyprus. | What are you doing in the school holidays?
   ▪ holiday a day that is set by law, when no one has to go to work or school: the Thanksgiving holiday | New Year's Day is a national holiday. | In 2002, there was an extra public holiday to mark the Queen's golden jubilee. | the August bank holiday (=day when all the banks and shops are closed – used in British English)
   ▪ break a time when you stop working or studying in order to rest, or a short vacation from school: a ten-minute coffee break | Lots of college kids come to the beaches during the spring break.
   ▪ leave a time when you are allowed not to work: We get four weeks' annual leave (=paid time off work each year). | He has been taking a lot of sick leave (=time off work because you are ill) recently. | Angela is on maternity leave (= time off work when having a baby). | He was given compassionate leave (=time off work because someone close to you has died, is very ill etc) to go to his father's funeral.
   ▪ sabbatical [usually singular] a period when someone, especially a teacher, stops doing their usual work in order to study or travel: She was on sabbatical for six months. | I'm thinking of taking a sabbatical.
   ▪ furlough a period of time when a soldier or someone working in another country can return to their own country as a holiday: While on furlough, he and his girlfriend got married.
   ▪ R & R (rest and relaxation) a holiday, especially one given to people in the army, navy etc after a long period of hard work or during a war: Soldiers in Vietnam were taken to Hawaii for R & R.

fur·loughBrE /ˈfɜːləʊ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfɜːrloʊ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] permission to leave your duties for a period of time, especially for soldiers working in a foreign country （尤指在国外服役士兵的）休假（许可）(NAmE) permission for a prisoner to leave prison for a period of time （犯人的）准假(NAmE) a period of time during which workers are told not to come to work, usually because there is not enough money to pay them （通常因发不出工资而给的）准假▸ fur·lough verb~ sb