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IELTS BNC: 948 COCA: 1963

holiday

1 holiday /ˈhɑːləˌdeɪ/ Brit /ˈhɒlədi/ noun
plural holidays
1 holiday
/ˈhɑːləˌdeɪ/ Brit /ˈhɒlədi/
noun
plural holidays
Learner's definition of HOLIDAY
[count] : a special day of celebration节日
: a day when most people do not have to work假期;假日
often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
◊ In U.S. English, the holiday season and the holidays refer to the time from November until the beginning of January during which many holidays are celebrated.节日假期(在美国英语中,指从十一月至一月初这段时间,期间有许多节假日)
see also bank holiday, legal holiday
British : vacation
[noncount]
[count]
often plural常用复数
2 holiday /ˈhɑːləˌdeɪ/ Brit /ˈhɒlədi/ verb
holidays; holidayed; holidaying
2 holiday
/ˈhɑːləˌdeɪ/ Brit /ˈhɒlədi/
verb
holidays; holidayed; holidaying
Learner's definition of HOLIDAY
[no object] British
: to spend a holiday in or at a particular place : vacation度假
IELTS BNC: 948 COCA: 1963

holiday

1 of 2

noun

hol·​i·​day ˈhä-lə-ˌdā How to pronounce holiday (audio)
 British usually  ˈhä-lə-dē
1
: holy day
an important Muslim holiday
2
: a day on which one is exempt from work
specifically : a day marked by a general suspension of work in commemoration of an event
will be closed for the July 4th holiday
a national holiday
plans for the holiday weekend
3
chiefly British : vacation
often used in the phrase on holiday
going on holiday
often used in plural
spent the summer holidays in Spain
4
: a period of exemption or relief
corporations enjoying a tax holiday

holiday

2 of 2

verb

holidayed; holidaying; holidays

intransitive verb

: to take or spend a vacation or holiday (see holiday entry 1 sense 2) especially in travel or at a resort : vacation
will holiday this year at the shore
holidayer noun

Example Sentences

Noun July 4 is a national holiday in the U.S. The stock market is closed tomorrow because it's a holiday. She'll have four weeks' holiday next year. We're planning on taking a holiday in the Caribbean. Verb She likes holidaying in the Caribbean. saw kangaroos while holidaying in Australia See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Australia will have a one-time national holiday on Sept. 22 to allow citizens to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II. Paul Vieira, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 Ardern also announced Monday that New Zealand would mark the death of Elizabeth with a public holiday on Sept. 26. Nick Perry, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2022 Australia will get a one-time national public holiday to mourn Queen Elizabeth II, as her death revives a decades-long debate over whether the country should become a republic. Emma O'brien, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2022 The holiday, which celebrates Mexico’s declaration of independence from Spain in 1810, is Friday. Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022 Many scathingly criticized Russian authorities for continuing with fireworks and other lavish festivities in Moscow that marked a city holiday on Saturday despite the debacle in Ukraine. Karl Ritter And Hanna Arhirova, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2022 On Monday, the day of the Queen’s funeral, which has been declared a holiday in the United Kingdom. Solcyre Burga, Time, 11 Sep. 2022 Photo services bring traffic into these retailers' stores, particularly during the peak holiday, graduation and wedding seasons. Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 10 Sep. 2022 The new king formally approved a series of orders — including one declaring the day of his mother’s funeral a public holiday. Jill Lawless, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2022
Verb
The surge came, worse than imagined, with Americans determined to holiday their way through the new year like the pandemic didn’t exist. Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2021 For the world’s beleaguered airline industry, the measures give travelers yet another reason to think twice before taking to the skies and will probably end Britons’ plans of holidaying abroad this summer. James Ludden, Bloomberg.com, 12 May 2020 Morrison returned home early from holidaying in Hawaii ahead of Christmas following the death of two firefighters and amid criticism his government was doing too little to address climate change and a country-wide drought. NBC News, 29 Dec. 2019 Macey Ellison, 18, and her family, who were holidaying in Mallacoota, in the southeastern state of Victoria, took cover in a friend’s small boat for more than four hours as the fire threatened the town. Rachel Pannett, WSJ, 1 Jan. 2020 Check out the video above to see what makes some of your faves’ holidays the Blackest celebration of all time. Danielle Young, Essence, 24 Dec. 2019 Ticking off yet another Caribbean island, Queen Elizabeth II visited Mustique (where William and Kate are currently rumoured to be holidaying) with her sister Princess Margaret in 1977. Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 26 July 2019 The stimulus measures include incentives for Thais to holiday in their country, as well as extra support for farmers, small businesses and the poor. The Economist, 22 Aug. 2019 According to the Sun, the Derby County manager, who has been holidaying in France with his family, is set to meet Roman Abramovich on his yacht in St Tropez this week for contractual talks. SI.com, 18 June 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

Middle English, from Old English hāligdæg, from hālig holy + dæg day

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1869, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of holiday was before the 12th century
IELTS BNC: 948 COCA: 1963
holiday

noun¹

1 (BrE) period of time away from home for pleasure度假 see also vacation ADJECTIVE | VERB + HOLIDAY | HOLIDAY + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEenjoyable, exciting, fun-filled, good, lovely, wonderful愉快的假期;令人興奮的假期;充滿樂趣的假期;美妙的假期disastrous災難般的假期We had a disastrous camping holiday.我們的野營度假真是糟糕。dream夢想的假期What would be your dream holiday?你夢想的假期是什麼樣子的?foreign, overseas出國/海外休假summer, winter暑假;寒假7-night, two-week, etc. * 7 夜、2 週等的假期package包價旅遊family合家度假activity, adventure, camping, skiing主題活動假期;探險度假;野營度假;滑雪度假I learned to windsurf on an activity holiday.我參加主題活動假期時學會了風帆衝浪。VERB + HOLIDAYgo on, have, take度假;休假We're going on holiday to France this summer.今年夏天我們將去法國度假。Are you having a holiday this year?今年你去度假嗎?book預訂度假旅行Have you booked your summer holiday yet?夏天的度假旅行你預訂好了嗎?cancel取消度假I got ill and had to cancel my holiday.我生病了,不得不取消度假安排。HOLIDAY + NOUNdestination, resort, venue度假目的地;度假勝地a popular seaside holiday resort受歡迎的海濱度假勝地accommodation, cottage, home度假住所;度假別墅They also have a holiday home at the seaside.他們在海濱也有一座度假別墅。camp, complex, village度假營地;度假中心;度假村period, season假日時期;度假旺季The pool is open throughout the holiday season.整個度假旺季游泳池都開放。brochure度假小冊子business, company, firm度假服務業;旅行社The recession hit the package holiday business hard.經濟衰退沉重打擊了包價旅遊業。insurance度假保險You should take out holiday insurance before you leave.動身之前你應該辦理度假保險。arrangements, plans度假安排/計劃romance假日羅曼史Their holiday romance turned into a lasting relationship.他們的假日戀情變成了穩定的情侶關係。photos, snaps度假時拍的照片;度假快照PREPOSITIONon (a) holiday度假時They met while on holiday in Spain.他們是在西班牙度假時認識的。PHRASESa holiday of a lifetime難得一次的度假This is your chance to win the holiday of a lifetime.這是你贏得千載難逢的度假的機會。
holiday

noun²

2 (BrE) period of rest from work/school休假 see also vacation ADJECTIVE | VERB + HOLIDAY | HOLIDAY + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEannual, Christmas, Easter, summer年假;聖誕假期;復活節假期;暑假The school is now closed for the Christmas holidays.聖誕節放假,該學校現在停課。school學校假期paid帶薪假VERB + HOLIDAYbe entitled to, get, have有資格休假;得到假期;有假期You are entitled to 24 days' paid holiday per year.你每年有 24 天的帶薪假。I have three weeks' holiday a year.我每年有 3 週的假期。take休假I'm taking the rest of my holiday in October.剩下的假期我將在 10 月份休掉。spend度過假期She spent her holiday decorating the house.她把假期花在裝修房子上了。need需要休假I really need a holiday!我真的需要休假了!HOLIDAY + NOUNtime假期entitlement休假的權利pay假期薪金job(學生的)假期工作She had a holiday job as a gardener when she was a student.她當學生時曾在假期裏做園丁。PREPOSITIONduring the holidays在假期裏It can be difficult to keep children occupied during the long summer holidays.要讓孩子在漫長的暑假裏一直有事情做可不容易。in the holidays在假期中My aunt's coming to stay in the holidays.假期裏我姨媽要來暫住。on holiday在度假I'm afraid Mr Adamek is on holiday this week.抱歉,阿達梅克先生這個星期度假去了。
holiday

noun³

3day when people do not go to work/school節假日ADJECTIVE | VERB + HOLIDAY | HOLIDAY + NOUN ADJECTIVEbank (in the UK) , federal
(in the US) , national, public, religious銀行假期;聯邦假日;全國假日;公休日;宗教假期
Christian, Jewish, etc.基督教、猶太教等節日Christmas, Easter, Labor Day (in the US) , Memorial Day
(in the US) , Thanksgiving (in the US) 聖誕節/復活節/勞動節/陣亡烈士紀念日/感恩節假期
winter, year-end (both NAmE) 寒假;年終假VERB + HOLIDAYcelebrate (especially NAmE) 歡度假期I go back a couple of times a year to celebrate the holidays with my family.我每年回去幾次和家人一起度假。spend度假We always spend the holidays together.我們總是一起度假。HOLIDAY + NOUNbreak, weekend節日假期;長週末The roads will be busy on Monday as it's a holiday weekend.因為這是個長週末,星期一路上會很堵。season (especially NAmE) 度假旺季This holiday season was the worst in 25 years for retailers.對零售商而言,這個度假旺季是 25 年來最糟糕的。cheer, spirit (both especially NAmE) 節日喜慶;假日的愉快氣氛I'm just trying to spread a little holiday cheer.我只是試圖傳播一點兒假日的愉快氣氛。celebrations, concert, meal, party (all especially NAmE) 節假日慶祝活動/音樂會/大餐/聚會decorations, gift (both NAmE) 節日裝飾/禮物card (NAmE) 節日賀卡

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