1 vacation /veɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun plural vacations
plural vacations
Learner's definition of VACATION
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US : a period of time that a person spends away from home, school, or business usually in order to relax or travel休假;假期 [count]
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often used in the phrase on vacation常用于短语on vacation —
often used before another noun常用于另一名词前 -
We had to cancel our vacation plans.我们只得取消了度假计划。
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a popular vacation spot [=a place where many people like to travel]备受欢迎的度假胜地
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His parents have a beautiful vacation home [=a house that someone lives in during vacations] by the lake.他的父母有一栋漂亮的湖滨度假别墅。
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[noncount] chiefly US : the number of days or hours per year for which an employer agrees to pay workers while they are not working带薪假期 -
When are you taking vacation this year?你今年准备何时休你的带薪假?
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All employees are given three weeks vacation. [=they will be paid for 15 days that they do not work per year]所有员工每年都有三周的带薪假期。
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Employees are entitled to 120 hours of paid vacation.员工享有120小时的带薪假期。
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I don't have any vacation days left.我的带薪假期都休完了。
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a US : a time when schools, colleges, and universities are closed(学校的)假期 -
winter/spring/summer vacation寒假;春假;暑假
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We have a one-week vacation in February.我们在二月份有一周的假期。
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The university will be closed for Christmas/Easter vacation.大学将在圣诞节/复活节期间放假。
b British : a time when universities and courts of law are closed(大学的)假期;(法庭的)休庭期 2 vacation /veɪˈkeɪʃən/ verb
vacations; vacationed; vacationing
2 vacation
/veɪˈkeɪʃən/
verb
vacations; vacationed; vacationing
Learner's definition of VACATION
[no object] US
: to go somewhere during a vacation度假