holiday /ˈhɒlɪˌdeɪ/ CET4 TEM4 ( holidaying, holidayed, holidays )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A holiday is a day when people do not go to work or school because of a religious or national celebration. 公众假日

  例：

  New Year's Day is a public holiday.

  元旦是公休日。

• 2. 

  → see also bank holiday

• 3. 

  N-COUNT A holiday is a period of time during which you relax and enjoy yourself away from home. People sometimes refer to their holiday as their holidays. (外出度过的) 假期 [英国英语]

  例：

  During his summer holiday he visited Russia.

  暑假期间他游览了俄罗斯。

• 4. 

  N-PLURAL The holidays are the time when children do not have to go to school. (学校的) 假期 [英国英语]

• 5. 

  N-UNCOUNT If you have a particular number of days' or weeks' holiday, you do not have to go to work for that number of days or weeks. (工作) 假期 [英国英语]

  例：

  The French get five to six weeks' holiday a year.

  法国人一年有5到6周的假期。

• 6. 

  V-I If you are holidaying in a place away from home, you are on holiday there. (外出) 度假 [英国英语]

  例：

  Myles holidayed in Jamaica.

  迈尔斯在牙买加度了假。