bank holiday

英 [ˌbæŋk ˈhɒlədeɪ]

美 [ˌbæŋk ˈhɑːlədeɪ]

n.  银行假日(公共假日，如圣诞节、元旦等)

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牛津词典

noun

• 银行假日（公共假日，如圣诞节、元旦等）
  a public holiday, for example Christmas Day, New Year's Day, etc.
  1. Bank Holiday Monday
     银行假日星期一
  2. a bank holiday weekend (= a weekend followed by a Monday which is a holiday)
     银行假日周末（之后的星期一为假日的大周末）

柯林斯词典

• 银行假日；公共假日
  Abank holidayis a public holiday.

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 national holiday

英英释义

noun

• any of several weekdays when banks are closed

双语例句

• He said he was unable to take his Bank Holiday last Monday, and took it last night instead.
  他说他上周一没能休银行假日，就在昨天晚上休了。
• Since the weekend happened to fall on a bank holiday, the dispute has already caused general confusion for the air travel in Ireland.
  因周末适值银行假日，这一争执已对爱尔兰的航空旅游普遍造成紊乱。
• It will mean two long weekends in a row for many, as the previous week is the Easter break and the Monday after the wedding is the first May bank holiday.
  婚礼之前是复活节假期，婚礼之后是五一银行假期，因此英国公众可以连续享受两个长周末，加起来有不少天。
• They came to see us on August Bank holiday.
  他们在八月份的法定假日来看望了我们。
• Traditionally on a Bank Holiday many businesses are closed to enable the workers to have a holiday.
  按传统，在银行假日，许多商家都停业，以便员工们可以休假。
• Britain will enjoy a bank holiday bonanza because of Prince William's royal wedding to Kate Middleton, with back-to-back four-day weekends.
  威廉王子和凯特举行婚礼，于是英国人民可以放大假了！连续的四个周末啊！
• Easter Monday is a Bank Holiday, on which banks and other major businesses are closed.
  复活节翌日的星期一是一个银行休假日，在哪一天银行和其他的主要生意被关闭。
• You can't go, it's a bank holiday weekend.
  你不能去，现在是银行假日。
• "It's a Bank Holiday on the third of January, which means we can't register him until after the Stoke City game," said the manager.
  “1月3号是银行假期，这意味着我们得等到与斯托克的比赛结束后才能为他注册，”经理说。
• There are just three normal working days between the two Bank Holiday weekends, meaning many could enjoy a break of11 days if they book the time off in between.
  复活节假和威廉王子婚礼假之间只有三个工作日，等于说这三天也请假的话就可以连续休11天了！