I had to take a week off work but my colleagues were very good about it.

我得请一周的假，同事们对此非常谅解。

《牛津词典》

You should take a week off work.

你应该休假一周。

youdao

If all these people have to take a week off work (because of their own, or a child's, illness), production will be affected.

如果所有的这些人都因病离职一周的话(因为自身或其小孩患病)，生产量无疑将会受到影响。

youdao

She couldn't take off work during the week, so she booked a 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. appointment for a Saturday last August and waited.

WSJ: The Wait-Time Misery Index

He also asked Tillman to take a week off to draw up an organization chart suggesting how the entire company should work.

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