- [uncountable] (also holidays [plural])(both British English)(North American English vacation)
a period of time when you are not at work or school 假期 the school/summer/Christmas holidays 学校/暑/圣诞假期 美 = vacation She spent her holiday decorating the flat. 她把假期花在装修公寓上了。 - on holiday
I'm afraid Mr Walsh is away on holiday this week. 很抱歉，沃尔什先生这个星期休假去了。 The package includes 20 days' paid holiday a year. 这一揽子福利包括每年 20 天的带薪假。 holiday pay 假日薪金 a holiday job (= done by students during the school holidays) （学生在学校放假时做的）假期工作
Extra ExamplesI have three weeks' holiday a year. 我每年有 3 周的假期。 I'm just trying to spread a little holiday cheer. 我只是试图传播一点儿假日的愉快气氛。 I'm taking the rest of my holiday in October. 剩下的假期我将在 10 月份休掉。 It can be difficult to keep children occupied during the long summer holidays. 要让孩子在漫长的暑假里一直有事情做可不容易。 My aunt's coming to stay in the holidays. 假期里我姨妈要来暂住。 She had a holiday job as a gardener when she was a student. 她当学生时曾在假期里做园丁。 The centre is now closed for the Christmas holidays. 圣诞节放假，该中心暂停开放。 The roads will be busy on Monday as it's a holiday weekend. 因为这是个长周末，星期一路上会很堵。 You are entitled to 24 days' paid holiday per year. 你每年有 24 天的带薪假。 How do you usually spend your holiday? 你通常如何度过假期？ How many days' holiday do you get a year? 你一年有几天假期？ It's the school holidays at the moment. 现在是学校假期。 My assistant is on holiday this week. 我的助手这周休假。 She doesn't get any paid holiday. 她没有带薪假期。 We're going away over the Christmas holidays. 我们将在圣诞节假期外出。 What are you going to do during the summer holidays? 暑假你打算做什么？ You are entitled to four weeks' annual holiday. 你享有四周的年假。 Your holiday entitlement is 25 days a year. 你每年有25天的假期。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- annual
- Christmas
- Easter
- …
- be entitled to
- get
- have
- …
- time
- entitlement
- pay
- …
- during the holidays
- in the holidays
- on holiday
- …
- [countable] (British English) (North American English vacation)
a period of time spent travelling or resting away from home （外出旅游或休闲的）度假期 a camping/skiing/walking holiday 野营/滑雪/徒步旅行假期 an adventure holiday 探险假期 a foreign/an overseas holiday 国外/海外假期 a family holiday 合家度假 a two-week holiday in the sun 阳光下两周的假期 to have/take a holiday 度假 - on holiday
They met while on holiday in Greece. 他们是在希腊度假时认识的。 We went on holiday together last summer. 去年夏天我们一起去度假了。 - for your holiday(s)
Where are you going for your holidays this year? 你今年要到哪里休假？ a holiday cottage/home 度假别墅/家 a holiday destination/resort 度假胜地
Collocations Travel and tourismsee also busman’s holiday, package holidayTravel and tourism 旅游和旅游业 Holidays/vacations 假期 - have/take (British English) a holiday/(North American English) a vacation/a break/a day off/(British English) a gap year
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/(especially British English) booking
预订；取消预订 - rent a villa/(both British English) a holiday home/a holiday cottage
租一座度假别墅／一个度假住所／一座度假小别墅 - (especially British English) hire/ (especially North American English) 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/(both British English) a holiday home/a caravan
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/(British English) en suite room
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/(North American English also) layover in Hong Kong
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) (especially British English) luggage/(especially North American English) baggage
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/(especially British English) seaside/beach/ski resort
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/(especially North American English) low-fare/budget airlines
由廉价航空公司提供服务；与廉价航空公司竞争 - book something 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
WordfinderExtra ExamplesTopics Holidaysa1I haven’t had a decent holiday for years. 我已经多年没有过像样的假期了。 Have you booked your summer holiday yet? 夏天的度假旅行你预订好了吗？ I got ill and had to cancel my holiday. 我生病了，不得不取消度假安排。 I learned to windsurf on an activity holiday. 我参加主题活动假期时学会了风帆冲浪。 I really need a holiday! 我真的需要休假了！ This is your chance to win the holiday of a lifetime. 这是你赢得千载难逢的度假的机会。 We had a disastrous camping holiday. 我们的野营度假真是糟糕。 What would be your dream holiday? 你梦想的假期是什么样子的？ All we could afford was a week's holiday at my parents' place. 我们所能负担的就是在我父母那里度过一周的假期。 Book your winter holiday now. 现在就预订你的寒假。 Have a fantastic holiday! 祝你假期愉快！ Have you ever been on a camping holiday? 你去过野营度假吗？ He's never had a holiday abroad. 他从未去过国外度假。 They met while on holiday in Spain. 他们是在西班牙度假时认识的。 Their holiday romance turned into a lasting relationship. 他们的假日恋情变成了稳定的情侣关系。 If you win, we'll send you on a holiday of a lifetime! 如果你赢了，我们会给你一个一生难忘的假期！ Package holidays are generally becoming less popular. 度假套餐普遍不像以前那么受欢迎了。 Try us first for your best family holiday ever! 先试试我们，祝你有史以来最棒的家庭假期！ We had to cancel our holiday at the last minute. 我们不得不在最后一刻取消假期。 We supply everything you will need for your adventure holiday. 我们提供您探险度假所需的一切。 We're going on a skiing holiday in Austria. 我们要去奥地利滑雪度假。 Win a dream holiday to the Bahamas. 赢得去巴哈马的梦幻假期。 I've never been one for holiday romances. 我从来不喜欢假日恋情。 The recession hit the package holiday business hard. 经济衰退沉重打击了包价旅游业。 They also have a holiday home at the seaside. 他们在海滨也有一座度假别墅。 It's a popular holiday destination. 这是一个受欢迎的度假胜地。 I picked up a few holiday brochures on the way home. 我在回家的路上买了几本度假手册。 Let's have a look at your holiday photos. 我们看看你度假时拍的照片吧。 Make sure you have holiday insurance. 确保你有假期保险。 More and more people are taking foreign holidays. 越来越多的人去国外度假。 She works as a holiday rep. 她是一名假日推销员。 She works for a holiday company. 她在一家假日公司工作。 The neighbours are away on holiday. 邻居们出门度假了。 The town is now a bustling holiday resort. 该镇现在是一个繁忙的度假胜地。 Choose from over 200 great holiday destinations! 从200多个绝佳的度假目的地中选择！ a popular seaside holiday resort 受欢迎的海滨度假胜地 You should take out holiday insurance before you leave. 动身之前你应该办理度假保险。 We're going on holiday to France this summer. 今年夏天我们将去法国度假。 The pool is open throughout the holiday season. 整个度假旺季游泳池都开放。 This holiday season was the worst in 25 years for retailers. 对零售商而言，这个度假旺季是 25 年来最糟糕的。 Denmark's islands are wonderful holiday destinations for cyclists, anglers and families. 丹麦的岛屿是骑自行车者、垂钓者和家庭的绝佳度假目的地。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- enjoyable
- exciting
- fun-filled
- …
- go on
- have
- take
- …
- destination
- resort
- venue
- …
- on (a) holiday
- a holiday of a lifetime
- (also public holiday)[countable]
a day when most people do not go to work or school, especially because of a religious or national celebration 假日，节日（尤指宗教节日或国家庆典日） The president's birthday was declared a national holiday. 总统的生日被定为全国假日。 Today is a holiday in Wales. 在威尔士今天是假日。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bank
- federal
- national
- …
- celebrate
- spend
- break
- weekend
- season
- …
- holidays[plural](also holiday season [countable])(North American English)
the time from late November to early January that includes Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah and New Year 节日假期（从十二月到一月上旬，包括圣诞节、修殿节和新年） Happy Holidays! 节日愉快！ Thanksgiving is the traditional start of the holiday season for most Americans. 对大多数美国人来说，感恩节是假期的传统开始。
British/American holiday / vacationholiday / vacation- You use holiday (or holidays) in British English and vacation in North American English to describe the regular periods of time when you are not at work or school, or time that you spend travelling or resting away from home:
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 North American English a holiday (or a public holiday) is a single day when government offices, schools, banks and businesses are closed:
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。
- The holidays is used in North American English to refer to the time from late November to early January that includes Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah and the New Year.
- Vacation in British English is used mainly to mean one of the periods when universities are officially closed for the students.
Extra ExamplesI go back a couple of times a year to celebrate the holidays with my family. 我每年回去几次和家人一起度假。 We always spend the holidays together. 我们总是一起度假。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bank
- federal
- national
- …
- celebrate
- spend
- break
- weekend
- season
- …
Word OriginOld English hāligdæg ‘holy day’.
Culture holidays and vacationsholidays and vacationsHoliday in American English means a day that is special for some reason. Most people do not go to work on an important holiday, but may do so on a minor one. Few people have to work on federal (= national) holidays such as New Year's Day or Independence Day, though they may celebrate, for example, St Valentine's Day but still go to work or school. Apart from the main federal holidays, each state decides its own holidays. The period from Thanksgiving to the end of the year when there are several important holidays is called the holiday season or simply the holidays (Stores are getting ready for the holiday season.). In British English, special days like New Year's Day are called bank holidays or public holidays.Holiday in British English also means a period of time spent away from work or school, usually of a week or longer. This is called a vacation in American English. So, the period of several weeks in the summer when schools are closed is called the summer holiday in Britain and summer vacation in the US. Spring break in the US is a week's holiday for school and college students in March or April. Holiday and vacation are also used to refer to the period when people go away for a time to a beach resort or to the country, or go travelling. British people have about four weeks' paid leave from their jobs. Most take their main holiday in the summer. People without children of school age often go on holiday in the off season when prices are lower and there are fewer other holidaymakers (= people on holiday). Some people stay in Britain for their holiday, but many go to Europe and rent a cottage in the country or go to beach resorts for one or two weeks. Some travel to the US or visit India, the Far East and other parts of the world. Many British people going abroad buy package tours on the internet or through high-street travel agents, which include transport, accommodation and sometimes excursions (= local trips to places of interest) in the price. Some people see their holidays as an opportunity to relax in the sun, but others prefer activity holidays during which they can visit famous buildings or go walking in the countryside. Some go to a holiday centre, often called a holiday village, which provides entertainment for all the family. People often arrange their holiday a long time in advance and look forward to it through the winter. Many people also have a short break, usually three or four days, for example, at a country cottage in Britain or in a European city.Americans have less paid vacation, typically two weeks a year. People with high-level jobs or those who have worked in their company for many years may have longer vacations. People with low-paid jobs in shops, fast food restaurants, etc., often have no paid vacation at all.The typical family vacation in the US involves driving to a destination within the country. Some people visit relatives or go sightseeing in cities like Washington, DC, or New York. The national parks, like Yellowstone National Park or the Grand Canyon, are also popular, and people sometimes rent a cabin (BrE cottage) in the country. Families often go to amusement parks (= places with many activities for children) like Disney World in Florida. People who do not drive usually fly to a place as air fares are relatively cheap. Package tours are not very common and most Americans arrange their own transport and accommodation if they are staying in the US.Many Americans have not been on vacation outside North America. However, Europe has always been a popular destination for people wanting to travel further and package tours there are popular with wealthy older Americans. Trips to South America and the Far East are increasingly common, especially with younger travellers. Cruises (= journeys by ship, visiting different places) have also become very popular.