[] (alsoholidays) [] () (NAmEvaˈcation) a period of time when you are not at work. Employees are allowed a particular number of days of paid holiday 假日；（带薪）假期◆I'm afraid Mr. Walsh is away on holiday this week. 恐怕瓦尔什先生本周外出度假了。◆The package includes 20 days' paid holiday a year. 这薪酬计划包括每年 20 天带薪假期。◆holiday pay 假期工资◆My holiday entitlement is 25 working days. 我能够享有的假期为 25 个工作日。
[] () (NAmEvaˈcation) a period of time spent travelling or resting away from home 度假；假日◆An increasing number of people are booking holidays on the Internet. 越来越多的人在互联网上预订假日行程。◆a bad year for holiday companies 度假公司的欠佳年头
[] a day when most people do not go to work or school, especially because of a religious or national celebration 法定假日；宗教或国庆假日◆Financial markets were closed for the New Year's holiday. 金融市场在新年假期期间休市。◆The store has had its busiest holiday shopping season for some years. 这商店已有好几年在假日购物季节里极其繁忙。
holidays [] () the time in December and early January that includes Christmas, Hanukkah and New Year 年底假期（每年十二月和一月初，包括圣诞节、光明节和新年在内的一段时期）◆the last trading day before the year-end holidays 年底假期之前的最後一个交易日
[] () a period of time when you do not need to make a particular payment 无须付款的时期◆As there was a surplus in the pension fund, the employer took a contribution holiday. 由於退休基金有盈余，雇主一段时期内无须供款。⨁a contribution / payment / pension holiday 免供款／免付款／免供退休金的时期
bank holiday legal holiday package holiday public holiday tax holiday