vacation
noun uk/veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ us/veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
A1 [ C or U ] US (UK holiday)（尤指出游的）假期，休假
a time when someone does not go to work or school but is free to do what they want, such as travel or relax
We're taking a vacation in June. 我们6月份要去度假。
They went to Europe on vacation. 他们去欧洲度假了。
I've still got some vacation time left before the end of the year. 我到年底之前还剩下一些假期。
[ C ] mainly US (UK informal vac)（学校的）假期；（法院的）休庭期
a period of the year when schools or colleges are closed, or when law courts do not operate
the Thanksgiving/Christmas/Easter/summer vacation 感恩节假期／圣诞节假期／复活节假／暑假
UK the long vacation (= in the summer) 长暑假
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- "Are you looking forward to your vacation?" "Am I ever! "
- He injured himself on the next-to-last day of his vacation.
- She always returns from vacation with a few souvenirs, even if they're only cheap trinkets.
- We're going upstate for our vacation.
- The Caribbean is a popular vacation destination.