| 单词 | holiday |
| 释义 | holiday (hɒlɪdeɪ ) Word forms: holidays , holidaying , holidayed 1. countable noun [oft on/from N] A1 A holiday is a period of time during which you relax and enjoy yourself away from home. People sometimes refer to their holiday as their holidays. [British] I've just come back from a holiday in the United States. We rang Duncan to ask where he was going on holiday. Ischia is a popular seaside holiday resort. We're going to Scotland for our holidays. Synonyms: vacation, leave, break, time off 2. countable noun A1 A holiday is a day when people do not go to work or school because of a religious or national festival. New Year's Day is a public holiday throughout Britain. He invited her to spend the Fourth of July holiday at his summer home on Fire Island. Bad weather has caused dozens of flight cancellations over the holiday weekend. Synonyms: festival, bank holiday, festivity, public holiday 3. See also bank holiday 4. plural noun [oft noun NOUN] A2 The holidays are the time when children do not have to go to school. [British] ...the first day of the school holidays. 5. uncountable noun A2 If you have a particular number of days' or weeks' holiday, you do not have to go to work for that number of days or weeks. [British] Every worker will be entitled to four weeks' paid holiday a year. 6. verb [oft cont] If you are holidaying in a place away from home, you are on holiday there. [British] Sampling the local cuisine is one of the delights of holidaying abroad. [VERB preposition/adverb] Vacant rooms on the campus were being used by holidaying families. [VERB-ing] Quotations: He capers, he dances, he has eyes of youth; he writes verses, he speaks of holiday, he smells April and MayThe Merry Wives of Windsor A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hellParents and Children Idioms: a busman's holiday [mainly British] a situation in which someone spends part of their holiday doing or experiencing something that forms part of their normal job or everyday life A fire crew's Christmas outing turned into a busman's holiday when their coach caught fire. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: holiday event A luck door opens at a bank holiday event and the moon's energy ensures you make it count. The Sun Just like all the rest of the wacky and wonderful bank holiday events on offer this weekend, it will blow you away.y. The Sun Watch out too for pockets of heavy congestion around bank holiday events. Times, Sunday Times For example, if you have a holiday event you want to advertise you should promote it during the appropriate season and it will yield better results. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 From today send us your best pictures from both the wedding and any royal themed bank holiday events. Times, Sunday Times Verily wrote with increased vigour, while continuing to run the holiday hotel. Times, Sunday Times In time, you run a holiday hotel together. The Sun What are we looking for in a holiday hotel? Times, Sunday Times I joined the sceptics after reading whiney reviews of a holiday hotel we had found friendly and good value. Times, Sunday Times Projects in recent years have included a palatial new government building and a sumptuous holiday hotel resort that contained a row of 60 luxury villas. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After deducting weekends and annual holiday leave, this equates to 2,938 a year — 862 cheaper than a season ticket on the railways. Times, Sunday Times They have also cancelled days off or holiday leave for many officers. Times, Sunday Times Bosses could ask staff to take unpaid or holiday leave if they so need to self-isolate, especially if they cannot home work. The Sun I pay holiday leave and sick leave. Times,Sunday Times It says strikes, weather and a change in staff holiday leave have seen the number of ontime flights fall to 80 per cent. The Sun A taste of a holiday meal can transport you straight back there. Times, Sunday Times The work depicts a group of people gathered around a dinner table for a holiday meal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The government could fulfil its responsibilities here by using a tranche of revenue from the soft drinks levy to fund a holiday meals programme. Times, Sunday Times Avoid mix-ups during holiday meals abroad. Times, Sunday Times They are required to make extravagant holiday meals that are inspired by their locality. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Maybe if you've gone to a holiday party and things didn't go especially well, you know shame and disgrace. Christianity Today Cancellation may also be permitted on the same terms in the event of medically certified self-isolation of one or more of your holiday party. The Sun He was in town for a company holiday party, according to testimony. Houston Chronicle But instead of using the profits to shore up their balance sheets, the bankers are throwing a bonus-fuelled holiday party for themselves. Times, Sunday Times The band formed in 1999 to play the law firms holiday party and continues to play charity and firm-related events. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Apart from the fact that daily hikes burn off the calories consumed at the buffet, a cruise-and-walk holiday presents a chance to explore new cities and landscapes on foot. Times, Sunday Times However, the presence of a fast immediately before a holiday presents a unique quandary. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Local organizations adopts individual cases, donating food, medications, household necessities, and holiday presents etc. for the 100 beneficiaries of the campaign. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The volunteers' task this holiday season is to lend an ear, which so often becomes a lifeline, to the lonely. Times, Sunday Times (2009) It was a glorious sunny day, the sea was inviting and it was slap bang in the middle of the holiday season. The Sun (2008) There is lively nightlife during the holiday season. Times, Sunday Times (2016) It turns out that silver tantrums are actually a key stage of the holiday season. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The holiday season now is about as far removed from a festival of family and togetherness as it could be. Times, Sunday Times (2016) That put cash in shoppers' wallets for the holiday shopping season. Houston Chronicle Retailers are also expected to lose billions more, with losses stretching into the key holiday shopping season. The Sun Holiday shopping used to be about bringing home souvenirs - in itself, a dangerous sport. Times, Sunday Times But with some simple styling techniques you can make your holiday shopping so much easier. The Sun Traditional retailers, for example, don't seem to be doing very well this holiday shopping season. Times, Sunday Times Perks such as free childcare and holiday spending money are now standard at the world's technology giants. Times, Sunday Times Last year's holiday spending dipped to a five-year low of 33.4billion. The Sun You can later bank the difference and earmark it for holiday spending. The Sun If the euro rose to 85p in the short term, as some analysts expect, you would save ¤7 for every 100 of holiday spending. Times, Sunday Times We based our investigation on a family of four taking a seven-day holiday spending 2,250 euros in a mixture of cash withdrawals and transactions. The Sun This marks the 12th time the association has held the holiday tour. Houston Chronicle His dad organised holiday tours and his mum was a physiotherapist. Times, Sunday Times They are used for school contracts and private hire, day trips and holiday tours. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It offered both advertised day trips and holiday tours, as well as hiring out its vehicles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This makes holiday travel insurance far cheaper than it would be otherwise. Times, Sunday Times Arriving passengers also were pleased with their holiday travel experience. Houston Chronicle The restrictions on holiday travel which remain as a consequence of the war seem unlikely to keep people at home. Times, Sunday Times Cruising was - and remains - one of the safest forms of holiday travel. The Sun A railway official with 40 years' experience stated yesterday that he had known nothing approaching the number of bookings for holiday travel that have been made for today. Times,Sunday Times And shopping centres are always a holiday treat. Times, Sunday Times A bank holiday treat gets business ideas flowing, and celebration food and live music are involved. The Sun Even (especially) 80-year-olds need holiday treats rationed. Times, Sunday Times We reveal how much exercise you should do to burn off those bank holiday treats. The Sun I should have packed a better holiday wardrobe. The Sun We may be in an upbeat mood when planning our holiday wardrobe, but making it a reality can be frustrating. Times, Sunday Times I've just bought a bright new holiday wardrobe and need a bag to go with it that will work for day and night. Times, Sunday Times Your recommended holiday wardrobe should comprise waterproofs and steel toe-capped safety boots. Times,Sunday Times Come summer, satsuma shades will make for a delicious holiday wardrobe. Times,Sunday Times We asked you to tell us about your memorable holiday reads: the year, place and book. Times, Sunday Times Have you had a memorable holiday romance or a half-forgotten summer fling? Times, Sunday Times My most memorable holiday was 13 years ago. Times, Sunday Times What was your most recent memorable holiday, and why? Times, Sunday Times My most memorable holiday interruption was a long time ago, before mobile phones, when people had to try a bit harder to get hold of you. Times, Sunday Times Facilities including a heated indoor pool with sauna, creates the perfect holiday base. The Sun The rest of the two-week cruise was a perfect holiday for us all. Times, Sunday Times Combine the country with its equally colourful and flamboyant people and you have all the ingredients for the perfect holiday. Times, Sunday Times No doubt it will prove to be the perfect holiday reading. Times, Sunday Times Here are some top tips to make your break the perfect holiday. The Sun It must be some sort of religious holiday. Times, Sunday Times The number of people who would attend church even only occasionally, during major religious holidays, has steadily declined. Times, Sunday Times Churches around the country began organizing liturgies and teaching parishioners how to observe holy days or religious holidays. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Church services resumed in the 1990s and are held in the cathedral during major religious holidays. Times, Sunday Times Religious holidays and dietary restrictions are also respected, but outside major urban areas it may be difficult to find halal food. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Check your travel insurance: the exclusions that can ruin your holiday. Times, Sunday Times But don't ruin your holiday by walking round in fear. The Sun This feeling can ruin a holiday. Times, Sunday Times Cloudy skies don't always ruin a holiday. The Sun It's fast becoming the scourge of the 21st century and now it's gone and ruined my holidays. Times, Sunday Times If you are planning ahead to a special holiday for a special occasion, start now. The Sun With our friendly, professional tour manager to help you enjoy your stay to the full, this will be a very special holiday to remember. Times, Sunday Times Centuries-old features married with state-of-the-art design have created a very special holiday destination. The Sun Have a special holiday wallet, with all your foreign cash and the best cards for travelling ? Times, Sunday Times She fixed up a special holiday for me. Times, Sunday Times This probably explains why traditional holiday hotspots remain top rental choices too. Times, Sunday Times Traditional holiday sun spots are shivering in comparison. The Sun You can forget the days of traditional holiday chalets on the prom, this resort provides every comfort you would expect from a top hotel. The Sun And he believes things could come to a head over the festive period with the traditional holiday programme of games. The Sun And best have the traditional holiday row with your other half before take-off. Times, Sunday Times We found the whole experience very traumatic and a stressful to our wonderful holiday. Times, Sunday Times But he was having a wonderful holiday with great friends. The Sun This wonderful holiday features so many of the highlights of this amazing place. Times, Sunday Times To ensure this wonderful holiday didn't go to waste we asked last month if we could also take my six-year-old niece. The Sun We soon fall into a wonderful holiday routine. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 假日 Japanese: 休暇 |
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