holiday/'hɒlədeɪ, -dɪ $ 'hɑːlədeɪ/

n. a day or period when you do not have to go to work, school, etc.

n. [C; U] 假日；假期：Labour Day is a national holiday. 五一劳动节是一个全国性假日。

◇We're going to Europe for our summer holiday. 我们将去欧洲度暑假。

◇The school holidays start soon. 学校很快就要放假了。

◇You'd better have a holiday. 你最好休休假。

be on holiday 在休假，在度假：He is on holiday in Australia. 他正在澳大利亚度假。

go on holiday 去休假，去度假：He has gone on holiday with his family. 他已经和家人去休假了。

构词holy + i + day

常犯错误

✗ He spent three weeks on the holiday in Hangzhou.

✓ He spent three weeks on holiday in Hangzhou. 他在杭州度了3个星期的假。

用法holiday的复数形式常和the/my/your连用，此时用单数也可以，如：Where are you going for your holiday(s) this year?

辨析holiday; vacation