vacation
vacation — 名詞
1. An amount of time when you are free from your usual job or studies, allowing you
休假
工作或學業暫停的休息時間
An amount of time when you are free from your usual job or studies, allowing you to rest, travel, or enjoy activities.
Walid applied for two weeks of vacation to visit his parents in Morocco.
Walid 申請了兩週的休假，回摩洛哥探望父母。
take/have [period] of vacation
Jabari never checks work messages when he is on vacation.
Jabari 休假時從不看工作訊息。
on vacation (prepositional phrase)
Christopher saved money all year for a vacation to the beach.
Christopher 存了一整年的錢，準備去海邊度假。
Constanza and her sister took a vacation together after finishing their degrees.
Constanza 和她妹妹完成學業後一起休假出遊。
Baraka booked a two-week vacation to explore the old city of Fez.
Baraka 預訂了兩週的假期，準備探索非斯古城。
- work
the opposite activity
- school term
period when classes are in session
文法句型
go on vacation
take/have a vacation
用法筆記
In American English, this is the usual word for time off work or school. In British English, 'holiday' is far more common for this meaning.
常見錯誤
2. A scheduled break during which teaching stops at schools and universities, and c
學校假期
學校或法院關閉的固定時段
A scheduled break during which teaching stops at schools and universities, and courts stop hearing cases.
The college library will close for the winter vacation starting next week.
大學圖書館從下週開始的寒假期間將暫停開放。
winter vacation / summer vacation
Hao spent his summer vacation working at a local bookstore near the university.
Hao 暑假期間在大學附近的書店打工。
During the spring vacation, Yael and her family traveled to the south of the country.
春假期間，Yael 和家人一起到該國南部旅行。
Many courts in the region stop hearing new cases during the summer vacation.
該地區許多法院在暑假期間暫停受理新案件。
- term time
period when classes are held
文法句型
summer vacation
winter vacation
spring vacation
during vacation
用法筆記
This sense is especially common in British and Australian English for university terms and law court schedules. In American English, 'break' (spring break, summer break) is more frequent for schools.
vacation — 動詞
1. To go to a place away from home or work in order to rest and enjoy yourself, ins
度假
到外地旅行並放鬆身心
To go to a place away from home or work in order to rest and enjoy yourself, instead of staying where you normally live.
The Patel family vacationed in Bali during the school break.
Patel 一家在學校放假期間到峇里島度假。
vacation + in [place]
Anjali vacationed along the coast of Vietnam for two weeks last autumn.
去年秋天，Anjali 到越南沿海地區度假兩週。
Adaeze and her roommate are planning to vacation in Mexico next February.
Adaeze 和她的室友計劃明年二月去墨西哥度假。
Inês vacationed at a quiet village in the mountains after retiring from her job.
Inês 退休後到山上一個安靜的村莊度假。
文法句型
vacation + in/at [place]
vacation + [time phrase]
用法筆記
This verb is far less common than the noun form. In everyday speech, 'go on vacation' or 'take a vacation' are preferred. The verb is more frequent in written or formal American English.