vacation 英音: [vei'keiʃən] [və'keiʃən] 美音: [ve'keʃən]

单词详解

n.

[C;U] 休假;假期(leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure

School is closed for the summer and children are on vacation. 学校夏天关闭, 孩子们放假。

How long is your vacation? 你的假期有多长?

So how was your vacation? 那么你的假期怎么样?

The vacation passed away quickly. 假期过得很快。

We had a wonderful vacation. 我们假期过得很好。

She spent her vacation touring Italy. 她去意大利旅游度假。

Where did they go on vacation? 他们假期去哪儿了?

Can I go home on vacation? 假期我可以回家吗?

Our boss is on vacation now. 我们老板现在在度假。

Our vacation plans fell through. 我们的度假计划告吹了。

 

相关词组

1. take a vacation 休假

We can take a vacation twice a year. 我们每年休假两次。

Bill used to take a vacation at that time. 比尔过去常在那个时候休假。

2. on vacation 在度假

She has gone to Canada on vacation. 她到加拿大去度假。

We cruised to Qingdao on vacation. 我们乘船到青岛去度假。

3. summer / winter vacation 暑假 / 寒假

Summer vacation normally starts in early July. 暑假一般在七月初开始。

 

相关单词

复数:vacations

近义词:holiday

 

 相关链接

词语辨析:vacationholiday

vacation, holiday

n. 假期

holiday: 一般表示时间可长可短的假期,为可数名词。与季节连用时多用复数;与数词连用时只表示次数,不表示日期。

vacation: 一般表示比较长的假期,多指大学的假期、法庭的休庭期。至于寒、暑假,英国人喜欢用:summer/winter holiday,美国人喜欢用:summer/winter vacation,区别不大。

 

词语详解

1. holiday: 一般表示时间可长可短的假期,为可数名词。与季节连用时多用复数;与数词连用时只表示次数,不表示日期。

We have had three holidays since the beginning of the year.

自从年初以来,我们已过了三个假期。

但三天的假期应说:a holiday of three daysa three days’ holiday

2. vacation: 一般表示比较长的假期,多指大学的假期、法庭的休庭期。至于寒、暑假,英国人喜欢用:summer/winter holiday,美国人喜欢用:summer/winter vacation,区别不大。

Where are you going during summer vacation? 暑假你打算去哪儿?

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