- (North American English) (British English holiday)[uncountable, countable]
a period of time spent travelling or resting away from home 度假 - on vacation
They're on vacation in Hawaii right now. 他们此时正在夏威夷度假。 I'm going on vacation for a couple of weeks. 我要去度假几个星期。 You look tired—you should take a vacation. 你看上去很累，应该休假了。 We're planning a summer vacation to Europe next year. 我们计划明年去欧洲度暑假。 I just got back from a family vacation in New Orleans. 我刚从新奥尔良的家庭度假回来。 The job includes two weeks' paid vacation. 这份工作包括两周的带薪假期。 a vacation home 度假之家 He had a lot of unused vacation time. 他有很多未利用的假期。
Collocations Travel and tourismTravel 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
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.
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.Extra ExamplesTopics Holidaysa1Employees no longer have a fixed number of vacation days. 雇员不再有固定的放假天数。 He hadn't taken a real vacation in years. 他好多年没有真正度过假了。 I have put in for vacation time. 我已经申请休假。 I hope the bad weather didn't ruin your vacation. 但愿坏天气没有毁了你的假期。 I may go on an extended vacation to Bermuda. 我可能去百慕大度长假。 I wasn't able to use all of my vacation time last year. 去年我没能把假期休完。 Military personnel receive a month of paid vacation. 军人有一个月的带薪假期。 Orlando is a popular vacation resort for British tourists. 奥兰多是英国游客常去的度假胜地。 She needed a little vacation to clear her head. 她需要休个短假让头脑清醒一下。 She took a well-deserved vacation to Mexico. 她去墨西哥度过了一个理应享受的假期。 She was going to spend her vacation in Hawaii all by herself. 她打算独自去夏威夷度假。 The President cut short his working vacation by two days. 总统将工作休假缩短了两天。 The sisters are on summer vacation with their family. 姐妹几个在与家人一起度暑假。 He has a private jet and a vacation home in Switzerland. 他在瑞士有一架私人飞机和一个度假屋。 He went on vacation some time last week. 上周的某个时候他去度假了。 How was your vacation? 你假期玩得好吗？ Let us help you with your vacation plans! 让我们帮你制定假期计划吧！ She's gone on vacation to Massachusetts. 她去马萨诸塞州度假了。 The area is a popular vacation choice for families. 这个地区是家庭出游的热门之选。 The couple had left for a European vacation. 这对夫妇去欧洲度假了。 The senator is on vacation in Maine. 那位参议员正在缅因州度假。 They usually go on a ski vacation this time of year. 每年这个时候他们通常去滑雪度假。 Vacation time and other benefits were cut. 假期和其他福利都被取消了。 Their son is home on vacation. 他们的儿子放假在家。 When I got back from my vacation, there was a letter waiting for me. 当我度假回来时，有一封信在等我。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- summer
- winter
- annual
- …
- get
- go on
- have
- …
- trip
- destination
- resort
- …
- on vacation
- on vacation
- [countable]
(in the UK) one of the periods of time when universities or courts of law are closed; (in the US) one of the periods of time when schools, colleges, universities or courts of law are closed （英国大学的）假期；（美国学校的）假期；（法庭的）休庭期 the Christmas/Easter/summer vacation 圣诞节／复活节假期；暑假 - (British English)
the long vacation (= the summer vacation) 暑假 - during/in the vacation
I got a full-time job during the vacation. 假期里我找到了一份全职工作。
Extra ExamplesTopics Educationa2I wrote the essay during the Christmas vacation. 我在圣诞假期写了这篇文章。 I'm going travelling in the vacation. 我打算假期去旅行。 Most students get vacation jobs. 大多数学生得到假期工作。 She went home to her parents for the Easter vacation. 她回家给父母过复活节假期。 Students had a two-week vacation at the end of December. 学生在 12 月底有两周的假。 The long summer vacation breaks the rhythm of instruction. 漫长的暑假打乱了教学节奏。 The schools were closed for summer vacation. 学校已放暑假，不开放。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- school
- paid
- spring
- …
- use
- day
- leave
- time
- …
- on vacation
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin vacatio(n-), from vacare ‘be unoccupied’.