n (1)休息(假)，假期;休庭期(scheduled period between terms in universities and lawcourts)(also recess， BrE(infml) vac)[C]：long/summer～暑假/暑假;No one goes to the school during the～. 假期里沒有人去學(xué)校。
(2)假日(holiday)[C](尤AmE)：take/have a～度假/放假;Christmas/Easter～圣誕節(jié)/復(fù)活節(jié)假日;be/go (to Italy) on～在/去(意大利)度假;All employees are entitled to three weeks of～each year. 所有的雇員每年享有三周假日?！纪絣eave，rest，holiday;〖反〗worktime;
(3)空(騰)出 (act of vacating)[U](fml)：immediate～of the house 立即騰房;
v 度假(spend a holiday)[I， I+prep(at/in)]：They would～soon. 他們不久就要去度假。He is～ing in Canada. 他正在加拿大度假?！挤础絯ork;
【辨異】vacation與holiday和leave2的區(qū)別見HOLIDAY。