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

• We spend all of our vacations together.
  我们在一起度过了我们所有的假期。
• 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？
• 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。
• Sanjay, you returned early from your vacations?
  sanjay，你提前结束了你的假期？
• In twenty years of marriage he has only taken two proper vacations.
  结婚二十年里，他只像样地度过两次假。
• 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。
• For four years, we spent our childhood holidays and vacations in the historic house.
  那4年时间，我们在这幢有历史意义的房子里度过了我们孩童时代的节假日。
• Becky and John enjoyed camping in our big national forests on their vacations.
  贝基和约翰喜欢假期中去我们广袤的国家森林野营。
• Other people spend their summer vacations indoors.
  还有些人是在室内度过暑假的。
• Helen's husband broke his leg during one of his vacations.
  海伦的丈夫在一次度假中腿骨折了。