英语中“放（几天）假”的各种说法

Holiday、Vacation、Days off、Leave、Break、Furlough区别及用法

Holiday

一般指法定假日，当老美说 the holidays/the holiday season，是说包括Christmas, Hanukkah(犹太人圣节), and New Year’s Day的这段假期。但不包括周末，如果是周末必须说on a weekend。

如

搭配 New Year Holiday新年假期

a legal holiday, a national holiday 法定假日

on holiday/on one’s holiday 休假中

half-holiday/half-day 半天休假

take a week’s holiday 一周的休假

make a holiday 休假、庆祝、休息

be home for the holiday 放假回家

package holiday 指由旅行社包办所有事宜的观光旅游

Vacation:

通常指停止工作或读书的假期，与天数无关。

如annual vacation, Christmas vacation。

搭配 summer vacation 暑假 winter vacation寒假

go on vacation/ take a vacation 自己放假

Days off

纯粹指不用上班，休息的日子或一段时间，例如周末，就是days off。

搭配：[一段时间＋off] (通常用take/have当动词)

例句

He has a day off today.

She had two weeks off because she was ill.

I want to take a day off to see the doctor.

I got an afternoon off and went to the ball game. (请两小时假看球赛。)

Leave

亦可当假期，但通常必须是自己申请的休假。

如ask for leave （请假）grant leave （准假）overstay one’s leave （超假）sick leave （病假）maternity leave（产假）annual leave（年假）。

搭配：

on leave告假中

go home on leave请假回家

take one’s leave告辞

take French leave不告而别

例句：

I met her while I was on leave.

She is on six week’s paid leave. (她正在度六周有薪假期)

I get leave twice a year. = I have two leaves a year. (我一年有两次休假)

Break

短时间的休息，亦指课堂间的短暂休息或音乐会的中场休息。

搭配

have/take a break 休息一下

Give me a break! 饶了我吧

例句

There was a break in the concert.

Let’s have a coffee/tea break.

They usually go shopping during their lunch break.

Furlough

指军人、公务员、政府官员的休假，通常假期较长。

搭配

be home/go home on furlough 回家/回国休假

例句

He’s on nine month’s furlough.

He was given/granted two week’s furlough.

I have a furlough every two years.

day

off就是休假.

比如:

today

is

my

day

off.(我今天休假.)

I

took

a

day

off

last

week.

(我上星期请了一天假)

call

me

when

i

am

off.(在我休假时打电话给我)(off和day

off一样的意思)

英语里也有说"i

am

off

today"和我今天休假是一样的意思.

day

off一般是指短时期的假.

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