holiday n. 1.节日,假日,休息日。 2.〔英 pl.〕休假。 3.〔古语〕圣日(= holy day)。 be home for the holiday 放假回家。 blind man's holiday 〔戏谑语〕黄昏。 busman's holiday 照样做日常工作的休假。 highdays, holidays and bonfire nights 〔戏谑语〕节日,休假日。 make [take] (a week's) holiday 休假(一星期)。 official holidays 法定假日。 on holiday 在休假中,在度假。 Roman holiday 以观看别人受苦为乐的娱乐。 adj. 节日的,节日适用的;愉快的,活泼的。 holiday clothes [attire] (节日穿的)盛装。 holiday mood [spirit] 欢悦的心情。 vi. 〔主英〕度假,休假。 n. -er 度假者。
Our son 's at boarding-school -- we only see him during the holidays . 我们的儿子在寄宿学校,所以我们只能在假期见到他。
The salesgirls were not as busy after the holidays because business stink . 女售货员们由于生意很糟糕,假期过后倒不忙了。
If julia gets wind of our plans for the holiday she'll be sure to join us . 如果朱莉娅知道了我们的度假计划,她一定也会参加。
After the fun he 's had during the holidays , the boy can 't concentrate on his school work .. 放了几天假,这孩子的心都玩野了。
The holiday will be very expensive but if it helps to make you fit and healthy again it will be cheap at the price . 度假要花很多钱,但如果能有助你恢复健康,花钱再多也值得。
She kept a calendar of the holidays in this way, and every morning checked a day off in exactly the same manner . 她就这样,在日历上计算放假的日子,每天早晨,都在一点不差的情况下,在日历上划去一天。
Except for george's brief christmas-morning visit to slave row, the holiday season passed for him almost unnoticed . 乔治除了在圣诞节早晨到奴隶巷呆了一会儿以外,整个节日期间几乎都是在不知不觉中度过的。
Could you spend all the holiday staying with us 你整个周末都能和我们在一起吗?
I do not like to travel during the holiday season 我不喜欢在度假的季节去旅游
She bucked at her husband ' s plan for the holidays 她顽强抵抗她丈夫的度假计画。