vacation

汉语翻译：
n. 假期, 休假
【法】 假期, 停审期, 休庭期
相关词组:
be on vacation词型变化：
形容词:vacationless名词:vacationer动词过去式:vacationed过去分词:vacationed现在分词:vacationing第三人称单数:vacations词意辨析：
holiday, leave, vacation这三个词都有“假日(期)”的意思，但含义用法并不相同。
holiday: 一般指“休假”。

tom and i are going to have a holiday.
我和汤姆准备去度假。

i've already had my holidays this year.
我今年已经度过假了。

during a holiday in sweden, i found this note on my car.
在瑞典度假期间，我在我的车子上发现了这张字条。

postcards always spoil my holidays.
明信片总是弄得我过不好假日。

my holidays passed quickly, but i did not send any cards to my friends.
我的假日过的很快，但是我一张明信片也没有寄给朋友。

leave: 指“请假”，被批准后离开自己的工作的一段时间。

he stays at home on sick leave.
他请了病假呆在家里。

he asked for a six months' leave.
他请了6个月的假。

vacation: 在英国指大学的寒暑假或法定不工作的日子，美国可指任何假日（期）。

the students are planning how to spend their summer vacation.
这些大学生在计划着怎样过暑假。

mr. fuller is on vacation now.
费勒先生在度假。

英语解释：
名词 vacation:

leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure同义词：holiday

the act of making something legally void

动词 vacation:

spend or take a vacation同义词：holiday

例句：

You need a vacation.你需要休假。

I was on vacation last week and didn't receive your fax.上星期我正在度假，没收到你们的传真。

The travel brochure lured me into taking a Caribbean vacation.这本旅游小册子诱使我去加勒比地区度假。

He never goes on a vacation but he takes his pet dog.他每次度假都会带他的狗去。

Where did you pass the vacation?你在什么地方度过假期的？

School children are on vacation.小学生们正在放假。

Where did you go for your vacation?你去哪里度假了？