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

• "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。
• August bank holiday, only two and six return.
  利用八月间的银行休假日，来回只消花上两先令六便士。
• 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。
• In addition, there are8 days in each country, which are public holidays ( the British call Bank Holiday) and many of these fall on a Monday giving people a long weekend.
  除了带薪假期之外，还有8天的公共假日，而且通常在周一，所以给人们可以度一个比较长的周末啦。
• 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。
• The Office for National Statistics warned that the monthly data, which are volatile and often revised, were probably affected by the extra bank holiday in June for the Queen's diamond jubilee.
  英国国家统计局（OfficeforNationalStatistics）警示，月度数据浮动较大也经常修改，可能受到了6月份女王登基60周年庆典银行额外假期的影响。
• 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。
• 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。
• The name Bank Holiday comes from the time when Banks were shut and so no trading could take place.
  “银行假日”这个名称起源于银行关闭以至所有交易暂停的时期。
• 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。