vacation和holiday之间的区别是:词义辨析不一样,在英国通常指大学的寒暑假或法庭的休庭期,在美国可指任何假期。词义广泛性不一样,指按规定不工作的各种假日,时间可长可短。在英国复数形式表示较长的假期。变形词不一样。
一、词义辨析不一样
1、vacation n. [美]假期,休假
〔辨析〕在英国通常指大学的寒暑假或法庭的休庭期,在美国可指任何假期。
〔例证〕What are you going to do for the winter vacation?
寒假你打算做什么?
2、holiday n. [英]假日,假期
〔辨析〕指按规定不工作的各种假日,时间可长可短。在英国复数形式表示较长的假期。
〔例证〕Phone calls always spoil my holidays.
电话总是弄得我过不好假日。
二、词义广泛性不一样
1、vacation
英 [veɪˈkeɪʃən] 美 [veɪˈkeɪʃən]
n. 休假;假期
v. 度假
2、holiday
英 [ˈhɒlɪˌdeɪ] 美 [ˈhɑləˌdeɪ]
n. 假日,节日,假期
v. 休假,外出度假
三、变形词不一样
1、vacation
第三人称单数:vacations复数:vacations现在分词:vacationing过去式:vacationed过去分词:vacationed
2、holiday
第三人称单数:holidays复数:holidays现在分词:holidaying过去式:holidayed过去分词:holidayed
1. This has to be the holiday special to endall holiday specials.
这次必须是终结假日特辑的假日特辑
2. We're going to have the holiday that we always have because she loves this holiday.
我们要像之前一样度个假 因为她喜欢这样的假期
3. Well, he was so tired after his golfing holiday that he's had to take another holiday.
他刚结束高尔夫假期 身心俱疲 所以他又去休假了
4. We've brought her on a holiday that's like her favourite holiday, but without the marmalade chunks.
我们带她来度了一个很像她最喜欢假期的假期 但却没有橘子酱块
5. As the holiday break war on, lainey continued to edge me out of my holiday traditions with barry.
节日战争开始 兰妮继续把我排挤出 我和巴瑞的节日传统
vacation作名词时译为假期;房屋搬出。作动词时译为休假,度假。读音:英[veɪˈkeɪʃn],美[veɪˈkeɪʃn]。短语搭配:1、annual vacation年假;2、vacation plans假期计划;3、Sad Vacation悲伤假期。
1、The French get five to six weeks' vacation a year.
法国人每年有5到6周的假期。
2、Vacations have lengthened and the work week has shortened.
假期延长,工作周就缩短了。
3、The job includes two weeks' paid vacation.
这份工作包括两周的带薪假期。