furlough /'fxbu; 'fJlo/ n [C, U] (permission for) absence from duty (esp civil officials, members of the armed forces, working abroad): 休假(尤指在國外的公務(wù)員，軍人); 休假之許可： going home on ~; 返鄉(xiāng)度假; six months' ~，, 六個(gè)月的休假; have a ~ every three years. 每三年休假一次。 cleave2.