the school holidays学校假期a camping holiday露营度假holiday ♦︎ vacation ♦︎ break ♦︎ leave ♦︎ time off ♦︎ day off ♦︎ recess ♦︎ sabbaticalThese are all words for a period of time when you are not at work, school or college.这些词均表示假期。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆during the holidays / the vacation / the break / the recess / a sabbatical◆to be on holiday / vacation / leave◆(the) summer / Christmas holiday / vacation / recess◆annual holiday / vacation / leave◆paid / unpaid holiday / vacation / leave / time off / sabbatical◆three weeks' / two days' / a month's, etc. holiday / vacation / leave / recess / sabbatical◆to take leave / time off / a day off / a sabbatical◆to spend your holiday / vacation / leave / time off / day off / sabbatical doing sth■holiday [uncountable] ( holidays [plural]) (BrE) a period of time when you do not have to go to work, school or college假期◆My assistant is on holiday this week.我的助手这周休假。◆You are entitled to four weeks' annual holiday.你享有四周的年假。◆Your holiday entitlement is 25 days a year.你每年有25天的假期。◆My sister's coming to stay in the holidays.我姐姐假期要过来住。ⓘ In both British and American English a holiday is also a day when most people do not go to work or school, especially because of a religious or national celebration. * holiday在英式和美式英语中还可指假日，尤指宗教或全国性节假日◆The president's birthday was declared a national holiday.总统的生日被定为全国假日。◆Today is a holiday in Scotland.今天是苏格兰的假日。In American English the holidays means the time in late December and early January that includes Christmas, Hanukkah and New Year. * the holidays在美式英语中指12月底到1月初的一段假期，包括圣诞节、修殿节和新年。■vacation [uncountable, countable] (NAmE) a period of time when you do not have to go to work, school or college假期◆Their son is home on vacation.他们的儿子放假在家。◆The schools were closed for summer vacation.学校已放暑假，不开放。◆Vacation time and other benefits were cut.假期和其他福利都被取消了。ⓘ In Britain a vacation is one of the periods of time when universities or courts are closed.在英国，vacation指大学放假或法庭休庭时期◆the Christmas vacation圣诞假◆the long(= university summer) vacation暑假In the US, courts have a recess, like Congress or a committee (see below).在美国，法庭休庭称recess，议会或委员会休会期也称作recess（见下面的分词条）。■break (informal) a period of time when school, college or university students do not have to go to classes（学校）假期◆ (NAmE) A lot of students go to Florida for Spring Break.很多学生到佛罗里达州度春假。◆ (BrE) Have you got any plans for the Easter break?复活节假期你有什么打算吗？ⓘ In this meaning break is uncountable in American English but countable in British English. * break表达此义时，在美式英语中是不可数名词，在英式英语中是可数名词。■leave [uncountable] a period of time when you do not have to be at work, either in order to take a holiday or for a special reason假期；休假◆Sylvia's on maternity leave(= after having a baby).西尔维娅在休产假。◆Fathers are allowed a week's paternity leave(= after the birth of a baby).新生儿的父亲有一周的育婴假。◆There are new provisions for parental leave(= for parents of young children).关于父母亲育婴假有了新规定。◆He was on sick leave following a heart attack.心脏病发作后他休了病假。◆She was given compassionate leave to attend the funeral.她请了恩恤假去参加葬礼。◆He applied for study leave(= from teaching at a university) to write the book.他向任教的大学请了学术假去写那本书。■ˌtime ˈoff [uncountable] time when you do not have to work休息时间◆Why not come with me if you can get the time off?如果你那个时间有空，为什么不和我一起去呢？◆Can you get some time off work?你能在上班时离开一会儿吗？◆The children were given time off school to watch the ceremony.学校早放学让孩子们看那场典礼。■ˌday ˈoff [countable] a day when you do not have to work休息日；休假日◆She's had only two days off in the past year.去年她只休了两天假。◆I've got the day off from school.我今天请假，不用上学。◆Sunday is my only day off.我只有星期天才休息。■recess / /rɪˈses, ˈriːses/ [countable, uncountable] a period of time during the year when members of a parliament or committee do not meet（议会或委员会）休会期◆Tomorrow MPs break for the Christmas recess.明天议员们休息，圣诞节休会期到了。◆The peace talks resumed after a month-long recess.和平谈判在休会一个月后重新开始。◆The report was published while Congress was in recess.那份报告是在国会休会时公布的。 see also recess ⇨ restnoun2■sabbatical /səˈbætɪkl/ / [countable, uncountable] a period of time when sb, especially a teacher in a university, is allowed to stop their usual work in order to study, write or travel（尤指供大学教师进行学术研究或旅行的）公休假，休假◆He's been given a year's sabbatical.他获准休一年的公休假。◆She's on sabbatical until January.她休公休假到1月份。