单词 | busman's holiday |
释义 | busman's holidayWord family nounbusbarbusboybus lanebusmanbus passbus shelterbus stopbus bus·man’s hol·i·day /ˌbʌsmənz ˈhɒlədi $ -ˈhɑːlədeɪ/ noun [singular] British EnglishBrE HOLIDAYa holiday spent doing the same work as you do in your job – often used humorously 照常工作的节假日,有名无实的假日〔常为幽默用法〕 Examples from the Corpus busman's holiday• Wycliffe was reminded of a busman's holiday he had spent, not so long ago, across at St Mawes.• This, not surprisingly, was enhanced by miniature benches and wooden walling: a busman's holiday to a craftsman carpenter. |
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