[] (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年底假期之前的最后一个交易日 [] () 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.由于退休基金有盈余，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