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

• Entering to ensure it was a trading day and not a bank holiday or weekend.
  看输入的日期是否是交易日而非银行假日或周末。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Twice as many revellers took part in the May bank holiday party than last year, defying police warnings to reign themselves in and curb their behaviour.
  此次参加五月公共假日派对的学生人数是去年的两倍，他们公然反抗警察让他们管好自己，约束好行为的警告。
• So the bank holiday was fun, of course.
  “银行假日”（指银行不营业的周末）这两天过得不错。
• The estimated cost of lost productivity on a normal bank holiday in Britain, which, under the orders of Prime Minister David Cameron, the wedding day has become.
  这个数字是英国在一天正常法定假日内损失的生产力的预估成本。按照英国首相大卫•卡梅伦的命令，婚礼当天为英国法定假日。
• What happens if payday falls on a bank holiday.
  发薪日如果碰上国定假日该怎么办？
• 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。
• It's bank holiday on monday, we'd better lay in a supply of food.
  星期一银行休息，我们最好储备一些食物。