vacation
n.假期,休假;空出,腾出
释义2:
vacation
/ vE5keiFEn /
◙ noun1. a fixed holiday period between terms in universities and law courts• (大学)假期,(法庭)休庭期 (chiefly N. Amer.)a holiday• [主北美] 假期,休息日 »he took a vacation in the south of France. 他在法国南部度假。 »people come here on vacation. 人们到这里来度假。2. [mass noun] the action of leaving something one previously occupied• 退出,辞去 »his marriage was the reason for the vacation of his fellowship. 婚姻是他辞去会员资格的理由。◙ verb1. [no obj.] (chiefly US)take a holiday• [主美] 度假 »I was vacationing in Europe with my family. 当时我和家人在欧洲度假。【派生】
♦ vacationer noun♦ vacationist noun【语源】
1. late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin vacatio(n-), from vacare 'be unoccupied' (see vacate )
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