vacations

英 [veɪˈkeɪʃnz]

美 [veɪˈkeɪʃnz]

n.  (英国大学的)假期; (美国学校的)假期; (法庭的)休庭期
v.  度假
vacation的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （大学或美国大中小学的）假期
  Avacationis a period of the year when universities and colleges, and in the United States also schools, are officially closed.
  1. During his summer vacation he visited Russia...
     暑假期间他去俄罗斯了。
  2. Did you have a lot of reading during the vacation?
     放假期间你读了很多书吗？
• N-COUNT 假日;休假
  Avacationis a period of time during which you relax and enjoy yourself away from home.
  1. They planned a late summer vacation in Europe...
     他们打算夏末去欧洲度假。
  2. We went on vacation to Puerto Rico.
     我们去了波多黎各度假。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 holiday


• N-UNCOUNT 休息日;假期
  If you have a particular number of days' or weeks'vacation, you do not have to go to work for that number of days or weeks.
  1. The French get five to six weeks' vacation a year.
     法国人每年有5到6周的假期。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 holiday


• VERB （离家在某地）度假
  If youare vacationingin a place away from home, you are on vacation there.
  1. Myles vacationed in Jamaica...
     迈尔斯去了牙买加度假。
  2. He was vacationing and couldn't be reached for comment.
     他当时正在度假，无法联系到他征求意见。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 holiday

双语例句

• Having said that, singaporeans usually take vacations more frequently when the economy is doing well, and less so in recession.
  然而，新加坡人在经济情况良好时经常度假，而在经济衰退时则减少。
• Quality vacations are one of the highest-return investments you can make.
  丰富多彩的假期就是你所能负担得起的最高回报的投资之一了。
• Can you believe it's Sunday night already? Vacations are always too short!
  你相信现在已经是星期天晚上了吗？假日总是太短暂。
• Vacations have lengthened and the work week has shortened
  假期延长，工作周就缩短了。
• Do you prefer summer vacations or winter vacations?
  你喜欢暑假还是寒假？
• It is important to remember that saving and debt payments should take precedence over eating out and vacations.
  要记住存钱和还债要优先于外出就餐和度假哦。
• You seldom visit your parents except during the vacations, do you?
  除了假期外你很少去看望你的父母，对吗？
• Consider a multi-server M/ M/ c queue with partial working vacations and vacation interruption.
  考虑了一个带有部分工作休假和休假中断的多服务台M/M/c排队。
• Long vacations would give us time to do things like volunteering.
  长的假期将给我们有时间来做一些事，像自愿服务。
• The historic feeling of the town makes it a pleasant place to base oneself for summer vacations
  该镇的历史气息让它成为人们夏季度假的好去处。