holiday
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++hol·i·day1 /ˈhɒlədi, -deɪ $ ˈhɑːlədeɪ/ ●●● S1 W2 noun 1 [countable, uncountable] British English (also holidays)HOLIDAY a time of rest from work, school etc 假期，休假日 SYN American English vacation The school holidays start tomorrow. 学校假期从明天开始。on holiday I’m away on holiday until the 1st of June. 我外出休假，6月1日回来。in the holidays He came to stay with us in the school holidays. 学校放假期间他来跟我们住。holiday from a holiday from her usual responsibilities 她暂时放下日常工作去度假 RegisterIn everyday British English, when someone is temporarily away from their work or studies, people often say they are off, rather than on holiday. Note, however, that off can also mean that someone is away from their work or studies because they are sick: 在日常英国英语中，表示暂时性的休假，人们常说off，而不说on holiday。但是要注意，off也可表示因生病而休假‘Where’s Kate?’ ‘She’s off this week.’ “凯特在哪儿？”“她这星期休息。”2 [countable, uncountable] British English (also holidays)HOLIDAY a period of time when you travel to another place for pleasure 出外度假时期 SYN vacation American English We’re going to Spain for our holidays. 我们要去西班牙度假。on holiday He caught malaria while on holiday in Africa. 他在非洲度假时染上了疟疾。 I haven’t had a proper holiday for two years. 我已经两年没有好好度假了。3 HOLIDAY[countable] a day fixed by law on which people do not have to go to work or school 法定假日，公共假日 The 4th of July is a national holiday in the US. 7月4日是美国的法定假日。4 the holiday season (also the holidays) a) American English the period between Thanksgiving and New Year 假期季节〔从感恩节到新年的这段时间〕 b) British English the period in the summer when most people take a holiday 休假旺季〔指夏天大多数人休假的时间段〕 → bank holiday, public holiday GRAMMAR: HolidaysYou use holidays when talking about a period when you are not working or studying, or when you are travelling. holidays一般用于the，my，your等词之后，指某人的一次休假n• You say the holidays: Soon it will be the holidays. 假期很快就要到了。n• You say my/your/her etc holidays: Where do you want to go for your holidays? 你想到哪里去度假？ COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2verbsgo on holiday 去度假The children were excited about going on holiday. 孩子们对要去度假很兴奋。have/take a holiday 休假Teachers cannot take holidays during term time. 教师在学期中间不能休假。book a holiday 为度假进行预订I booked the holiday online. 我在网上完成了与度假相关的各种预订。ADJECTIVES/NOUN + holidaya skiing/camping/walking etc holiday 滑雪/野营/徒步等度假They went on a camping holiday in France. 他们去法国野营度假。a package holiday (=a holiday in which you pay a price that includes travel, room, and food) 〔旅行社安排一切的〕包价旅游，一揽子旅游The company organizes package holidays to Spain and Greece. 本公司提供赴西班牙及希腊的包价旅游服务。a summer holiday 暑假They were going to a house on the coast for their summer holidays. 他们打算去海滨的一座别墅过暑假。a winter holiday 寒假Why not try a winter holiday for a change? 为什么不改变一下，在冬天休假？a family holiday 家庭度假I first visited Orkney on a family holiday when I was a boy. 我第一次去奥克尼岛是小时候全家一起去度假。an annual holiday (=a holiday you take every year) 一年一度的假期nWe were getting ready for our annual holiday in Cornwall.your dream holiday (=the best holiday you can imagine) 理想的度假nThey won a dream holiday for two to the Caribbean.holiday + NOUNa holiday resort (=a place with many hotels where a lot of people go on holiday) 度假胜地a holiday resort in Spain 西班牙的一处度假胜地a holiday destination (=a town or country where a lot of people go on holiday) 旅游目的地Marmaris is one of Turkey's most popular holiday destinations. 马尔马里斯是土耳其最受欢迎的旅游目的地。a holiday brochure (=a magazine that shows what holidays you can take) 度假宣传手册nWe were looking through holiday brochures thinking about the summer.holiday photos (also holiday snaps informal) (=photographs that you take when you are on holiday) 假期所拍的照片nDo you want to see our holiday snaps?a holiday romance (=a brief romantic relationship with someone you meet on holiday) 假日罗曼史nIt was just a holiday romance; I never saw him again.a holiday abroad (=a holiday in a country other than the one you live in) 国外度假nThey were planning a holiday abroad that year.phrasesthe holiday of a lifetime (=a very good or expensive holiday that you will only take once) 一辈子只享受一次的假期nWe took the family on a holiday of a lifetime to Orlando, Florida.
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holiday• Work has been so hectic - I really need a holiday.• We'd forgotten that July 14th was a holiday in France.• The roads are always busy on bank holidays.• Last year we spent most of the Christmas holiday at our grandma's.• It paid for the entire holiday.• As a boy, Luckett spent his holidays here in Ledsham.• St Patrick's Day is a national holiday in Ireland.• Mrs Southey is on holiday in Florida.• This shop is closed on Sundays and public holidays.• France is the ideal place for a romantic holiday.• We try to do as many different activities as we can with the children during the school holidays.• July 20th is the first day of the summer holidays.• Evan Mecham was nixing the holiday honoring the Rev.• And what with Leo home for a part of the holidays, life had been wonderful.• The holiday is also celebrated with small gifts for children and the distribution of meat to the needy.• I get four weeks' holiday each year.• I had two weeks' holiday in Thailand last year.national holiday• After unification Oct. 3 replaced June 17 as a national holiday.• May Day was retained as a national holiday.• There is a built-in cooling-off period because Carnaval has been declared a national holiday and it extends until Tuesday.• July 1 is a national holiday in Canada.• My sister and I continue to be venerated by our people, who built shrines and declared national holidays in our honor.• On days of national holiday we had a parade, marching up and down and singing patriotic songs.• And as you head out to grab lunch, it seems as if an unofficial national holiday has been declared.• A few concerts were organised in connection with national holidays - for example on railworkers day or at officially sanctioned Youth parties.holiday2 verb [intransitive] British EnglishHOLIDAY to spend your holiday in a place – used especially in news reports 度假〔尤用于新闻报道中〕 SYN vacation American Englishholiday in/at They’re holidaying in Majorca. 他们正在马略卡岛度假。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
holiday• If you are holidaying in Brittany this summer look for one in any local Maison de la Presse or Supermarché!• Alternatively you can join in activities on a daily basis if you live or are holidaying in the area.holiday in/at• Thomas Cook, for instance, sent over 5,500 pilgrims on holiday in 1985 through its Inter-Church travel firm subsidiary.• Instead she made do with a holiday in Cornwall with the kids.• So he found himself unexpectedly spending his holiday in the little port of Cassis.• John Major also flew out before the games ended for a villa holiday in the mountains west of Madrid.• Model told the officer they were on a caravanning holiday in the nearby New Forest.• But would people really want to spend all their holidays in the same place?• Her parents were due to go away on holiday at the start of the following week.• Can teachers take unpaid religious holidays at will?From Longman Business Dictionaryholidayhol‧i‧day /ˈhɒlədiˈhɑːlədeɪ/ noun1[countable] a day fixed by law on which people do not go to work or school and shops and businesses are closedThe Zurich stock market was closed yesterday for a national holiday.This Monday is a public holiday in France.The London stockmarket will reopen tomorrow after the bank holiday.2[countable, uncountable] a time of rest from work or school. Most employees are allowed a fixed number of days each year as paid holidaySYN AmE vacationMy secretary’s on holiday this week.You have to take your holiday by the end of the year.Most employees would like to have more holiday entitlement (=the right to take longer holidays).3[countable] (also holidays British English)TRAVEL a period of time spent in a place for pleasureSYNvacation AmEThey’re on holiday in the Caribbean.Make sure you have adequate holiday insurance before you leave.a popular holiday resort4[countable] a period of time when it is not necessary to make payments that must normally be made → contribution holiday → tax holidayOrigin holiday Old English haligdæg “holy day”hol·i·day1 noun →GRAMMAR1 →REGISTER1
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hol‧i‧day1 S1 W2 /ˈhɒlədi, ˈhɒlɪdi, -deɪ $ ˈhɑːlədeɪ/ 
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SYN vacation American English:
The school holidays start tomorrow.
on holiday
I’m away on holiday until the 1st of June.
in the holidays
He came to stay with us in the school holidays.
holiday from
a holiday from her usual responsibilities
REGISTER
In everyday British English, when someone is temporarily away from their work or studies, people often say they are off, rather than on holiday. Note, however, that off can also mean that someone is away from their work or studies because they are sick:
▪‘Where’s Kate?’ ‘She’s off this week.’
2. [uncountable and countable] British English (also holidays) a period of time when you travel to another place for pleasure
SYN vacation American English:
We’re going to Spain for our holidays.
on holiday
He caught malaria while on holiday in Africa.
I haven’t had a proper holiday for two years.
3. [countable] a day fixed by law on which people do not have to go to work or school:
The 4th of July is a national holiday in the US.
4. the holiday season (also the holidays)
a. American English the period between Thanksgiving and New Year
b. British English the period in the summer when most people take a holiday
⇨ bank holiday, public holiday
GRAMMAR
Holidays.is usually used after 'the', 'my', 'your' etc when it refers to a single period when you are travelling or are not working or studying:
▪Soon it will be the holidays.
▪Where do you want to go for your holidays?
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▪go on holiday The children were excited about going on holiday.
▪have/take a holiday Teachers cannot take holidays during term time.
▪book a holiday I booked the holiday online.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + holiday
▪a skiing/camping/walking etc holiday They went on a camping holiday in France.
▪a package holiday (=a holiday in which you pay a price that includes travel, room, and food) The company organizes package holidays to Spain and Greece.
▪a summer holiday They were going to a house on the coast for their summer holidays.
▪a winter holiday Why not try a winter holiday for a change?
▪a family holiday I first visited Orkney on a family holiday when I was a boy.
▪an annual holiday (=a holiday you take every year) We were getting ready for our annual holiday in Cornwall.
▪your dream holiday (=the best holiday you can imagine) They won a dream holiday for two to the Caribbean.
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▪a holiday resort (=a place with many hotels where a lot of people go on holiday) a holiday resort in Spain
▪a holiday destination (=a town or country where a lot of people go on holiday) Marmaris is one of Turkey's most popular holiday destinations.
▪a holiday brochure (=a magazine that shows what holidays you can take) We were looking through holiday brochures thinking about the summer.
▪holiday photos (also holiday snaps informal) (=photographs that you take when you are on holiday) Do you want to see our holiday snaps?
▪a holiday romance (=a brief romantic relationship with someone you meet on holiday) It was just a holiday romance; I never saw him again.
▪a holiday abroad (=a holiday in a country other than the one you live in) They were planning a holiday abroad that year.
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▪the holiday of a lifetime (=a very good or expensive holiday that you will only take once) We took the family on a holiday of a lifetime to Orlando, Florida.
▪ 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.
holiday2 verb [intransitive]
British English to spend your holiday in a place – used especially in news reports
SYN vacation American English
holiday in/at
They’re holidaying in Majorca.
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noun Language: Old English
Origin: haligdæg 'holy day'
1. [uncountable and countable] British English (also holidays) a time of rest from work, school etc Origin: haligdæg 'holy day'
SYN vacation American English:
on holiday
in the holidays
holiday from
REGISTER
In everyday British English, when someone is temporarily away from their work or studies, people often say they are off, rather than on holiday. Note, however, that off can also mean that someone is away from their work or studies because they are sick:
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2. [uncountable and countable] British English (also holidays) a period of time when you travel to another place for pleasure
SYN vacation American English:
on holiday
3. [countable] a day fixed by law on which people do not have to go to work or school:
4. the holiday season (also the holidays)
a. American English the period between Thanksgiving and New Year
b. British English the period in the summer when most people take a holiday
⇨ bank holiday, public holiday
GRAMMAR
Holidays.is usually used after 'the', 'my', 'your' etc when it refers to a single period when you are travelling or are not working or studying:
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verb [intransitive]British English to spend your holiday in a place – used especially in news reports
SYN vacation American English
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Holiday
Hol‧i‧day, Bil‧lie /ˈhɒlədeɪ, ˈhɒlɪdeɪ $ ˈhɑː-, ˈbɪli/
(1915–59) a US jazz and BLUES singer, who was also called ‘Lady Day’ and is regarded as one of the greatest jazz and blues singers ever. She wrote her life story in a book called Lady Sings the Blues, which was later made into a film.
Hol‧i‧day, Bil‧lie /ˈhɒlədeɪ, ˈhɒlɪdeɪ $ ˈhɑː-, ˈbɪli/
(1915–59) a US jazz and BLUES singer, who was also called ‘Lady Day’ and is regarded as one of the greatest jazz and blues singers ever. She wrote her life story in a book called Lady Sings the Blues, which was later made into a film.
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Holidays/vacations 假期
have/take ( a holiday/BrE ( a vacation/a break/a day off/NAmE ( a gap yearBrE 休假；短期休假；休一天假；休空缺年假 go on/be on holiday/vacation/leave/honeymoon/safari/a trip/a tour/a cruise/a pilgrimage去／在度假／休假／度蜜月／游猎／旅游／观光／乘船游览／朝圣 go backpacking/camping/hitchhiking/sightseeing去背包旅行／露营／搭顺风车旅行／观光游览 plan a trip/a holiday/a vacation/your itinerary计划旅行／假期／行程 book accommodation/a hotel room/a flight/tickets预订住宿／酒店房间／航班／票 have/make/cancel a reservation/( bookingespecially
BrE 预订；取消预订 rent a villa/( a holiday home/a holiday cottageboth
BrE 租一座度假别墅／一个度假住所／一座度假小别墅 ( especially
BrE hire/ ( especially
NAmE rent a car/bicycle/moped租借一辆汽车／自行车／摩托自行车 stay in a hotel/a bed and breakfast/a youth hostel/a villa/( a holiday home/a caravanboth
BrE 住在酒店／提供住宿和早餐的旅馆／青年旅舍／度假别墅／度假住所／旅行拖车里 cost/charge $100 a/per night for a single/double/twin/standard/( en suite roomBrE 单人房／双人房／标间／套房一晚花费／要价 100 美元 check into/out of a hotel/a motel/your room入住／结账离开酒店／汽车旅馆／房间 pack/unpack your suitcase/bags把东西装进手提箱／旅行包；取出手提箱／旅行包里的东西 call/order room service打电话叫／叫客房服务 cancel/cut short a trip/holiday/vacation取消／缩短旅程／假期
Foreign travel 出国旅行
apply for/get/renew a/your passport申请／拿到／续签护照 take out/buy/get travel insurance获得／购买／取得旅游保险 catch/miss your plane/train/ferry/connecting flight赶上／错过飞机／火车／渡船／转乘航班 fly (in)/travel in business/economy class乘坐商务／经济舱飞行／旅行 make/have a brief/two-day/twelve-hour stopover/( layover in Hong KongNAmE also
在香港作短暂的／两天的／十二小时的中途停留 experience/cause/lead to delays遇上／引起／导致延误 check (in)/collect/get/lose (your)( luggage/especially
BrE ( baggageespecially
NAmE 托运／取／弄丢行李 be charged for/pay excess baggage被收取／支付超重行李费 board/get on/leave/get off the aircraft/plane/ship/ferry上／下飞机／船／渡船 taxi down/leave/approach/hit/overshoot the runway在跑道上滑行；离开／接近／降落在／冲出跑道 experience/hit/encounter severe turbulence遇到强烈的气流 suffer from/recover from/get over your jet lag/travel sickness遭受时差反应／晕车；从时差反应／晕车恢复过来；克服时差反应／晕车
The tourist industry 旅游业
attract/draw/bring tourists/visitors吸引游客 encourage/promote/hurt tourism鼓励／促进／损害旅游业 promote/develop ecotourism促进／发展生态旅游 build/develop/visit a tourist/holiday/( seaside/beach/ski resortespecially
BrE 建立／开发／参观旅游／假日／海滨／海滩／滑雪胜地 work for/be operated by a major hotel chain就职于一家大型连锁酒店；由一家大型连锁酒店经营 be served by/compete with low-cost/( low-fare/budget airlinesespecially
NAmE 由廉价航空公司提供服务；与廉价航空公司竞争 book sth through/make a booking through/use a travel agent通过旅行社预订；经旅行社代办 contact/check with your travel agent/tour operator联系旅行社；向旅行社咨询 book/be on/go on a package deal/holiday/tour预订／进行／去包价旅游 buy/bring back (tacky/overpriced) souvenirs购买／带回（低劣的／定价过高的）纪念品
You use holiday (orholidays ) inBrE vacation inNAmE * holiday 或 holidays（英式英语）和 vacation（美式英语）均表示休息日、假日、外出休假期 ：◆ I get four weeks' holiday/vacation a year. 我一年有四周休假。 ◆ He's on holiday/vacation this week. 他本周休假。 ◆ I like to take my holiday/vacation in the winter. 我喜欢在冬天休假。 ◆ the summer holidays/vacation 暑假 In NAmE holiday (or apublic holiday ) is a single day when government offices, schools, banks and businesses are closed.在美式英语中，holiday 或 public holiday 指政府机关、学校、银行和商业机构关门休息的公共假日 ：◆ The school will be closed Monday because it's a holiday. 星期一是公共假日，所以学校不上课。 This is called a bank holiday inBrE 在英式英语中，公共假日叫做 bank holiday。 The holidays is used inNAmE 在美式英语中，the holidays 指十二月下旬至一月上旬，包括圣诞节、修殿节和新年在内的这段时间。 Vacation inBrE 在英式英语中，vacation 主要指大学的放假时期。
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