Definition of holiday in English:

holiday

noun ˈhɒlɪdeɪˈhɑləˌdeɪ

British

1often holidaysAn extended period of leisure and recreation, especially one spent away from home or in travelling.
假期
I spent my summer holidays on a farm
我在一个农场度我的暑假。
North American term vacation
Fred was on holiday in Spain
弗雷德在西班牙度假。
Example sentencesExamples
- It was the school holidays, and the place was teaming with people, families, youth groups, holiday clubs.
- I used to care for neighbours horses when they went away on holiday and travel to shows with them to help out.
- Let's have a two-week break and go on holiday next January.
- We will soon be going on holiday for a month to rest and have lots of fun.
- I'm off on holiday for a well-earned break shortly, so I'm working like mad to clear my desk before I go.
- I also make a conscious choice to go on holiday before hordes of children go, as I have had my family and now wish to relax when I go on my holidays.
- For the holidays we went to our holiday house at Stewarts Gully.
- We travelled to Ireland on holiday so we could take him with us.
- I will be on holiday for the next three weeks.
- Mr Carlyle said he was touring Scotland on holiday, and that he was pleased to be in Orkney.
- I stayed there on holiday last summer and the lobby looks nothing like that and there were way more tourists.
- Our parents are good friends and as children we went on camping trips and spent holidays together.
- When we're on holiday, because Dad travels so much, he always knows the perfect meal to order.
- The holiday club runs from 8am to 6pm every weekday during school holidays, except Bank Holidays and Christmas.
- She really seemed to like me and I took her to Phuket and everywhere around Thailand for the month I was on holiday.
- After all, no tourists ever went on holiday to this barren spot!
- Danny was a sixteen-year-old boy who she'd met on holiday in Spain last summer.
- Since childhood, he had spent holidays in Exeter with relatives.
- I just want to get away on holiday and let things take care of themselves really.
- She travelled to America on holiday for the second time in February 2001.
Synonyms
break, rest, period of leave, day off, week off, month off, recess, school holiday, half-term
time off, time out, leave, leave of absence, furlough, sabbatical
trip, tour, journey, expedition, voyage
North American vacation
informal hols, vac, staycation
North American informal vacay
formal sojourn
1. 1.1 A day of festivity or recreation when no work is done.
  节假日
  25 December is an official public holiday
  12月25日是法定公共假日。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Idd-ul-Fitr is a Muslim festival and public holiday that is celebrated on the sighting of the new moon at the end of the calendar year.
  They celebrate a public holiday here on Monday, its Discovery Day.
  Secular celebrations and public holidays are much more numerous than religious celebrations.
  More people may also be free to attend the gathering because Wednesday is a public holiday to celebrate the traditional Dragon Boat Festival.
  The day has been declared an official holiday and is celebrated in all parts of Bulgaria.
  Nigerian Americans also celebrate the major public holidays in the United States.
  Prices differ after noon on Saturdays, on Sundays and on public holidays.
  Public holidays in the Bahamas include the major holy days of the Christian calendar.
  Workers in the UK have fewer public holidays than anywhere else in the European Union.
  However, unlike the USA and Canada, Britain does not celebrate the harvest with an official public holiday.
  Special and often ostentatious efforts are mounted for public holidays and festivals.
  Today is one of Bermuda's most celebrated public holidays: May 24th, or Bermuda Day.
  In the UK all public holidays except those around Christmas are guaranteed to fall on a Monday or Friday.
  And don't even think about suggesting I come in at weekends or on public holidays.
  For example, there is the issue of excessive public holidays, which have crossed 100 in a year.
  On the Monday the country enjoyed a public holiday to celebrate the Queen's Birthday.
  We've got a four day week here due to public holidays, and as usual, I have seven days worth of work to try to cram in.
  Last week, Monday and Friday were both public holidays, and so was Monday this week.
  It also lets you know when there are public holidays, so that you can either avoid them or make sure you're there to join in!
  I remember joining in the singing and general festivities of the Jubilee holiday.
  Synonyms
  public holiday, bank holiday, festival, festival day, feast day, gala day, carnival day, fete, fiesta, festivity, celebration, anniversary, jubilee
  saint's day, holy day, religious festival, day of observance
2. 1.2as modifier Characteristic of a holiday; festive.
  节日的；喜庆的
  a holiday atmosphere
  节日气氛。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Algarve caters for golf enthusiasts and those in search of a relaxed holiday atmosphere.
  In some places, it was business as usual, but many parts of the city were still influenced by the holiday atmosphere, and people were reluctant to work.
  They set a tranquil holiday atmosphere which is just what is needed for strollers wanting a glimpse of the sea and to smell the salt.
  It kind of puts a damper on the festive holiday spirit.
  But many groups came again and enjoyed the holiday atmosphere.
  I have managed to get two weeks off which will be great, although it is only 2 weeks away I am beginning to feel festive and in full holiday mode.
  To add the holiday atmosphere, balloons were placed on each table.
  Everyone, it seems, is in festive holiday mode.
  Here at Rockefeller Center at New York City, the Christmas, or holiday spirit, is alive and well.
  Tom Jenkins and the Palm Court Orchestra, playing on a palm and fern bedecked platform, brought a holiday atmosphere to St. George's Hall on Saturday.
  The shop itself is bright and airy, enhancing the holiday atmosphere of the style.
  My favourite working place has to be the Alps - the scenery, the fresh clean air, the calm, the holiday atmosphere.
  There was a very relaxed holiday atmosphere in the village over the festive season.
  The appeal has come from the local St. Patrick's Day Parade organisers who want the town to take on a festive and holiday atmosphere for the weekend.
  Synonyms
  jolly, merry, joyous, joyful, happy, jovial, light-hearted, cheerful, cheery, jubilant, convivial, good-time, high-spirited, gleeful, mirthful, uproarious, rollicking, backslapping, hilarious
2with modifier A short period during which the payment of instalments, tax, etc. may be suspended.
（分期付款、税费等的）暂缓缴付期
a pension holiday
养老金缓缴期。
Example sentencesExamples
- You can cut your repayment when money is tight, or take a payment holiday altogether.
- Of course on the other hand, we could lose out on the house we want to purchase, lose our buyer and get into real financial difficulty when our mortgage payment holiday ends next month.
- In some circumstances - though this is relatively rare - a creditor may be prepared to give you a short payment holiday.
- The added bonus is that that I only need to make one repayment in the first five months and I can have a month's payment holiday every single year for the term of the loan.
- With an offset, you can also make underpayments and take payment holidays.
- The lenders and debt holders are being asked to take a hit on interest rates to be paid on the outstanding loans and a three-year payment holiday on 300m of senior debt.
- It will also allow the borrower to make reduced monthly payments or take a payment holiday.
- They can take payment holidays, over-pay, under-pay, withdraw or deposit lump sums.
- Some even allow you to make overpayments, underpayments or to take payment holidays.
- I took out a personal loan and, after a payment holiday, repayments started in February.
- If you can find the right sort of re-mortgage you'll at least have the security of knowing that you can take a payment holiday if you really need to.

verbˈhɒlɪdeɪˈhɑləˌdeɪ

British

no object, with adverbial of place Spend a holiday in a specified place.
在…度假
he is holidaying in Italy
他在意大利度假。
Example sentencesExamples
- He flew with friends to Thailand on Wednesday, December 22 to spend three weeks holidaying on the coast.
- We holidayed in Clovelly, a little village in Devon.
- In Madeira she had been learning Portuguese and had also met a few Brazilians who had been holidaying there.
- Apparently Ellison called him while he was holidaying in Oregon.
- He is holidaying in the town until Wednesday when he travels back to England.
- Fears were growing today for three York tourists who were holidaying in Thailand when the Asian earthquake struck.
- Canon Joyce welcomed the huge congregation which included many visitors who are holidaying in the area.
- Robbie, Ian explained, was staying in a villa neighbouring the hotel where he is holidaying with his wife Maureen.
- Two of her sisters are working in London, while two other family members are holidaying in Australia.
- Rather than holidaying in the Bahamas, they spend six weeks up a mountain.
- It is wonderful to see so many people holidaying in the area.
- Czechs, Poles and Slovenians are also expected to return to holidaying in Bulgaria.
- Over the years the family spent a lot of time holidaying in Europe.
- It is very much a romantic getaway with more couples holidaying there than families or single people.
- Mr Yan recollects that he heard about Miss Brockie when holidaying on the Riviera.
- He has spent the last couple of days holidaying with his family.
Synonyms
travel round, travel through, journey through, go on a trip through, go on an excursion in, explore, voyage around, trek around, sightsee in, holiday in, cruise, range over, roam in, rove through, wander through, globetrot

Origin

Old English hāligdæg 'holy day'.

high from Old English:
High is one of those small words that plays a part in a large number of expressions. In the calendar of the Christian Church there used to be two sorts of special day: a high day and a holiday. Holiday (Old English) was originally holy day and was a day set apart for religious observance. A high day was a much more important religious festival commemorating a particular sacred person or event. These together give us high days and holidays. Being high on drugs is associated with the 1960s, but the expression goes back at least to the 1930s. Alcohol can also be classed as a drug, and you can read of a man being ‘high with wine’ as early as 1627.
The first records of high, wide, and handsome, ‘expansive and impressive’, are from US newspapers in the 1880s. In 1932 a book on Yankee Slang comments that it is a common shout at rodeos: ‘Ride him, Cowboy, high, wide, and handsome.’ The expression to be for the high jump might conjure up athletics, but behind it lies a much grimmer scene. It dates from the early 20th century, when it was a slang term used by soldiers to mean ‘to be put on trial before your commanding officer’. The image is actually of a person being executed by hanging, with the jump being the effect of the gallows trapdoor being suddenly opened beneath their feet. See also hog

Definition of holiday in US English:

holiday

nounˈhäləˌdāˈhɑləˌdeɪ

1A day of festivity or recreation when no work is done.
节假日
December 25 is an official public holiday
12月25日是法定公共假日。
Example sentencesExamples
- Special and often ostentatious efforts are mounted for public holidays and festivals.
- However, unlike the USA and Canada, Britain does not celebrate the harvest with an official public holiday.
- We've got a four day week here due to public holidays, and as usual, I have seven days worth of work to try to cram in.
- Idd-ul-Fitr is a Muslim festival and public holiday that is celebrated on the sighting of the new moon at the end of the calendar year.
- Public holidays in the Bahamas include the major holy days of the Christian calendar.
- They celebrate a public holiday here on Monday, its Discovery Day.
- It also lets you know when there are public holidays, so that you can either avoid them or make sure you're there to join in!
- For example, there is the issue of excessive public holidays, which have crossed 100 in a year.
- The day has been declared an official holiday and is celebrated in all parts of Bulgaria.
- And don't even think about suggesting I come in at weekends or on public holidays.
- In the UK all public holidays except those around Christmas are guaranteed to fall on a Monday or Friday.
- Last week, Monday and Friday were both public holidays, and so was Monday this week.
- Today is one of Bermuda's most celebrated public holidays: May 24th, or Bermuda Day.
- More people may also be free to attend the gathering because Wednesday is a public holiday to celebrate the traditional Dragon Boat Festival.
- Nigerian Americans also celebrate the major public holidays in the United States.
- On the Monday the country enjoyed a public holiday to celebrate the Queen's Birthday.
- Secular celebrations and public holidays are much more numerous than religious celebrations.
- Prices differ after noon on Saturdays, on Sundays and on public holidays.
- I remember joining in the singing and general festivities of the Jubilee holiday.
- Workers in the UK have fewer public holidays than anywhere else in the European Union.
Synonyms
public holiday, bank holiday, festival, festival day, feast day, gala day, carnival day, fete, fiesta, festivity, celebration, anniversary, jubilee
1. 1.1as modifier Characteristic of a holiday; festive.
  节日的；喜庆的
  a holiday atmosphere
  节日气氛。
  Example sentencesExamples
  They set a tranquil holiday atmosphere which is just what is needed for strollers wanting a glimpse of the sea and to smell the salt.
  It kind of puts a damper on the festive holiday spirit.
  My favourite working place has to be the Alps - the scenery, the fresh clean air, the calm, the holiday atmosphere.
  I have managed to get two weeks off which will be great, although it is only 2 weeks away I am beginning to feel festive and in full holiday mode.
  Here at Rockefeller Center at New York City, the Christmas, or holiday spirit, is alive and well.
  The Algarve caters for golf enthusiasts and those in search of a relaxed holiday atmosphere.
  The appeal has come from the local St. Patrick's Day Parade organisers who want the town to take on a festive and holiday atmosphere for the weekend.
  There was a very relaxed holiday atmosphere in the village over the festive season.
  But many groups came again and enjoyed the holiday atmosphere.
  Everyone, it seems, is in festive holiday mode.
  In some places, it was business as usual, but many parts of the city were still influenced by the holiday atmosphere, and people were reluctant to work.
  Tom Jenkins and the Palm Court Orchestra, playing on a palm and fern bedecked platform, brought a holiday atmosphere to St. George's Hall on Saturday.
  The shop itself is bright and airy, enhancing the holiday atmosphere of the style.
  To add the holiday atmosphere, balloons were placed on each table.
  Synonyms
  jolly, merry, joyous, joyful, happy, jovial, light-hearted, cheerful, cheery, jubilant, convivial, good-time, high-spirited, gleeful, mirthful, uproarious, rollicking, backslapping, hilarious
2. 1.2often holidaysBritish An extended period of leisure and recreation, especially one spent away from home or in traveling; a vacation.
  假期
  I spent my summer holidays on a farm
  我在一个农场度我的暑假。
  Fred was on holiday in Spain
  弗雷德在西班牙度假。
  Example sentencesExamples
  She travelled to America on holiday for the second time in February 2001.
  When we're on holiday, because Dad travels so much, he always knows the perfect meal to order.
  We will soon be going on holiday for a month to rest and have lots of fun.
  Danny was a sixteen-year-old boy who she'd met on holiday in Spain last summer.
  The holiday club runs from 8am to 6pm every weekday during school holidays, except Bank Holidays and Christmas.
  Since childhood, he had spent holidays in Exeter with relatives.
  For the holidays we went to our holiday house at Stewarts Gully.
  We travelled to Ireland on holiday so we could take him with us.
  It was the school holidays, and the place was teaming with people, families, youth groups, holiday clubs.
  Our parents are good friends and as children we went on camping trips and spent holidays together.
  She really seemed to like me and I took her to Phuket and everywhere around Thailand for the month I was on holiday.
  Mr Carlyle said he was touring Scotland on holiday, and that he was pleased to be in Orkney.
  I stayed there on holiday last summer and the lobby looks nothing like that and there were way more tourists.
  Let's have a two-week break and go on holiday next January.
  I used to care for neighbours horses when they went away on holiday and travel to shows with them to help out.
  After all, no tourists ever went on holiday to this barren spot!
  I'm off on holiday for a well-earned break shortly, so I'm working like mad to clear my desk before I go.
  I just want to get away on holiday and let things take care of themselves really.
  I also make a conscious choice to go on holiday before hordes of children go, as I have had my family and now wish to relax when I go on my holidays.
  I will be on holiday for the next three weeks.
  Synonyms
  break, rest, period of leave, day off, week off, month off, recess, school holiday, half-term

verbˈhäləˌdāˈhɑləˌdeɪ

no object, with adverbial of place Spend a holiday in a specified place.
在…度假
he is holidaying in Italy
他在意大利度假。
Example sentencesExamples
- Two of her sisters are working in London, while two other family members are holidaying in Australia.
- Czechs, Poles and Slovenians are also expected to return to holidaying in Bulgaria.
- Mr Yan recollects that he heard about Miss Brockie when holidaying on the Riviera.
- He has spent the last couple of days holidaying with his family.
- In Madeira she had been learning Portuguese and had also met a few Brazilians who had been holidaying there.
- Over the years the family spent a lot of time holidaying in Europe.
- Rather than holidaying in the Bahamas, they spend six weeks up a mountain.
- Fears were growing today for three York tourists who were holidaying in Thailand when the Asian earthquake struck.
- It is wonderful to see so many people holidaying in the area.
- He flew with friends to Thailand on Wednesday, December 22 to spend three weeks holidaying on the coast.
- Apparently Ellison called him while he was holidaying in Oregon.
- Canon Joyce welcomed the huge congregation which included many visitors who are holidaying in the area.
- We holidayed in Clovelly, a little village in Devon.
- He is holidaying in the town until Wednesday when he travels back to England.
- It is very much a romantic getaway with more couples holidaying there than families or single people.
- Robbie, Ian explained, was staying in a villa neighbouring the hotel where he is holidaying with his wife Maureen.
Synonyms
travel round, travel through, journey through, go on a trip through, go on an excursion in, explore, voyage around, trek around, sightsee in, holiday in, cruise, range over, roam in, rove through, wander through, globetrot

Origin

Old English hāligdæg ‘holy day’.

单词	holiday
释义	Definition of holiday in English: holiday noun ˈhɒlɪdeɪˈhɑləˌdeɪ British 1often holidaysAn extended period of leisure and recreation, especially one spent away from home or in travelling. 假期 I spent my summer holidays on a farm 我在一个农场度我的暑假。 North American term vacation Fred was on holiday in Spain 弗雷德在西班牙度假。 Example sentencesExamples It was the school holidays, and the place was teaming with people, families, youth groups, holiday clubs. I used to care for neighbours horses when they went away on holiday and travel to shows with them to help out. Let's have a two-week break and go on holiday next January. We will soon be going on holiday for a month to rest and have lots of fun. I'm off on holiday for a well-earned break shortly, so I'm working like mad to clear my desk before I go. I also make a conscious choice to go on holiday before hordes of children go, as I have had my family and now wish to relax when I go on my holidays. For the holidays we went to our holiday house at Stewarts Gully. We travelled to Ireland on holiday so we could take him with us. I will be on holiday for the next three weeks. Mr Carlyle said he was touring Scotland on holiday, and that he was pleased to be in Orkney. I stayed there on holiday last summer and the lobby looks nothing like that and there were way more tourists. Our parents are good friends and as children we went on camping trips and spent holidays together. When we're on holiday, because Dad travels so much, he always knows the perfect meal to order. The holiday club runs from 8am to 6pm every weekday during school holidays, except Bank Holidays and Christmas. She really seemed to like me and I took her to Phuket and everywhere around Thailand for the month I was on holiday. After all, no tourists ever went on holiday to this barren spot! Danny was a sixteen-year-old boy who she'd met on holiday in Spain last summer. Since childhood, he had spent holidays in Exeter with relatives. I just want to get away on holiday and let things take care of themselves really. She travelled to America on holiday for the second time in February 2001. Synonyms break, rest, period of leave, day off, week off, month off, recess, school holiday, half-term time off, time out, leave, leave of absence, furlough, sabbatical trip, tour, journey, expedition, voyage North American vacation informal hols, vac, staycation North American informal vacay formal sojourn 1.1 A day of festivity or recreation when no work is done. 节假日 25 December is an official public holiday 12月25日是法定公共假日。 Example sentencesExamples Idd-ul-Fitr is a Muslim festival and public holiday that is celebrated on the sighting of the new moon at the end of the calendar year. They celebrate a public holiday here on Monday, its Discovery Day. Secular celebrations and public holidays are much more numerous than religious celebrations. More people may also be free to attend the gathering because Wednesday is a public holiday to celebrate the traditional Dragon Boat Festival. The day has been declared an official holiday and is celebrated in all parts of Bulgaria. Nigerian Americans also celebrate the major public holidays in the United States. Prices differ after noon on Saturdays, on Sundays and on public holidays. Public holidays in the Bahamas include the major holy days of the Christian calendar. Workers in the UK have fewer public holidays than anywhere else in the European Union. However, unlike the USA and Canada, Britain does not celebrate the harvest with an official public holiday. Special and often ostentatious efforts are mounted for public holidays and festivals. Today is one of Bermuda's most celebrated public holidays: May 24th, or Bermuda Day. In the UK all public holidays except those around Christmas are guaranteed to fall on a Monday or Friday. And don't even think about suggesting I come in at weekends or on public holidays. For example, there is the issue of excessive public holidays, which have crossed 100 in a year. On the Monday the country enjoyed a public holiday to celebrate the Queen's Birthday. We've got a four day week here due to public holidays, and as usual, I have seven days worth of work to try to cram in. Last week, Monday and Friday were both public holidays, and so was Monday this week. It also lets you know when there are public holidays, so that you can either avoid them or make sure you're there to join in! I remember joining in the singing and general festivities of the Jubilee holiday. Synonyms public holiday, bank holiday, festival, festival day, feast day, gala day, carnival day, fete, fiesta, festivity, celebration, anniversary, jubilee saint's day, holy day, religious festival, day of observance 1.2as modifier Characteristic of a holiday; festive. 节日的；喜庆的 a holiday atmosphere 节日气氛。 Example sentencesExamples The Algarve caters for golf enthusiasts and those in search of a relaxed holiday atmosphere. In some places, it was business as usual, but many parts of the city were still influenced by the holiday atmosphere, and people were reluctant to work. They set a tranquil holiday atmosphere which is just what is needed for strollers wanting a glimpse of the sea and to smell the salt. It kind of puts a damper on the festive holiday spirit. But many groups came again and enjoyed the holiday atmosphere. I have managed to get two weeks off which will be great, although it is only 2 weeks away I am beginning to feel festive and in full holiday mode. To add the holiday atmosphere, balloons were placed on each table. Everyone, it seems, is in festive holiday mode. Here at Rockefeller Center at New York City, the Christmas, or holiday spirit, is alive and well. Tom Jenkins and the Palm Court Orchestra, playing on a palm and fern bedecked platform, brought a holiday atmosphere to St. George's Hall on Saturday. The shop itself is bright and airy, enhancing the holiday atmosphere of the style. My favourite working place has to be the Alps - the scenery, the fresh clean air, the calm, the holiday atmosphere. There was a very relaxed holiday atmosphere in the village over the festive season. The appeal has come from the local St. Patrick's Day Parade organisers who want the town to take on a festive and holiday atmosphere for the weekend. Synonyms jolly, merry, joyous, joyful, happy, jovial, light-hearted, cheerful, cheery, jubilant, convivial, good-time, high-spirited, gleeful, mirthful, uproarious, rollicking, backslapping, hilarious 2with modifier A short period during which the payment of instalments, tax, etc. may be suspended. （分期付款、税费等的）暂缓缴付期 a pension holiday 养老金缓缴期。 Example sentencesExamples You can cut your repayment when money is tight, or take a payment holiday altogether. Of course on the other hand, we could lose out on the house we want to purchase, lose our buyer and get into real financial difficulty when our mortgage payment holiday ends next month. In some circumstances - though this is relatively rare - a creditor may be prepared to give you a short payment holiday. The added bonus is that that I only need to make one repayment in the first five months and I can have a month's payment holiday every single year for the term of the loan. With an offset, you can also make underpayments and take payment holidays. The lenders and debt holders are being asked to take a hit on interest rates to be paid on the outstanding loans and a three-year payment holiday on 300m of senior debt. It will also allow the borrower to make reduced monthly payments or take a payment holiday. They can take payment holidays, over-pay, under-pay, withdraw or deposit lump sums. Some even allow you to make overpayments, underpayments or to take payment holidays. I took out a personal loan and, after a payment holiday, repayments started in February. If you can find the right sort of re-mortgage you'll at least have the security of knowing that you can take a payment holiday if you really need to. verbˈhɒlɪdeɪˈhɑləˌdeɪ British no object, with adverbial of place Spend a holiday in a specified place. 在…度假 he is holidaying in Italy 他在意大利度假。 Example sentencesExamples He flew with friends to Thailand on Wednesday, December 22 to spend three weeks holidaying on the coast. We holidayed in Clovelly, a little village in Devon. In Madeira she had been learning Portuguese and had also met a few Brazilians who had been holidaying there. Apparently Ellison called him while he was holidaying in Oregon. He is holidaying in the town until Wednesday when he travels back to England. Fears were growing today for three York tourists who were holidaying in Thailand when the Asian earthquake struck. Canon Joyce welcomed the huge congregation which included many visitors who are holidaying in the area. Robbie, Ian explained, was staying in a villa neighbouring the hotel where he is holidaying with his wife Maureen. Two of her sisters are working in London, while two other family members are holidaying in Australia. Rather than holidaying in the Bahamas, they spend six weeks up a mountain. It is wonderful to see so many people holidaying in the area. Czechs, Poles and Slovenians are also expected to return to holidaying in Bulgaria. Over the years the family spent a lot of time holidaying in Europe. It is very much a romantic getaway with more couples holidaying there than families or single people. Mr Yan recollects that he heard about Miss Brockie when holidaying on the Riviera. He has spent the last couple of days holidaying with his family. Synonyms travel round, travel through, journey through, go on a trip through, go on an excursion in, explore, voyage around, trek around, sightsee in, holiday in, cruise, range over, roam in, rove through, wander through, globetrot Origin Old English hāligdæg 'holy day'. high from Old English: High is one of those small words that plays a part in a large number of expressions. In the calendar of the Christian Church there used to be two sorts of special day: a high day and a holiday. Holiday (Old English) was originally holy day and was a day set apart for religious observance. A high day was a much more important religious festival commemorating a particular sacred person or event. These together give us high days and holidays. Being high on drugs is associated with the 1960s, but the expression goes back at least to the 1930s. Alcohol can also be classed as a drug, and you can read of a man being ‘high with wine’ as early as 1627. The first records of high, wide, and handsome, ‘expansive and impressive’, are from US newspapers in the 1880s. In 1932 a book on Yankee Slang comments that it is a common shout at rodeos: ‘Ride him, Cowboy, high, wide, and handsome.’ The expression to be for the high jump might conjure up athletics, but behind it lies a much grimmer scene. It dates from the early 20th century, when it was a slang term used by soldiers to mean ‘to be put on trial before your commanding officer’. The image is actually of a person being executed by hanging, with the jump being the effect of the gallows trapdoor being suddenly opened beneath their feet. See also hog Definition of holiday in US English: holiday nounˈhäləˌdāˈhɑləˌdeɪ 1A day of festivity or recreation when no work is done. 节假日 December 25 is an official public holiday 12月25日是法定公共假日。 Example sentencesExamples Special and often ostentatious efforts are mounted for public holidays and festivals. However, unlike the USA and Canada, Britain does not celebrate the harvest with an official public holiday. We've got a four day week here due to public holidays, and as usual, I have seven days worth of work to try to cram in. Idd-ul-Fitr is a Muslim festival and public holiday that is celebrated on the sighting of the new moon at the end of the calendar year. Public holidays in the Bahamas include the major holy days of the Christian calendar. They celebrate a public holiday here on Monday, its Discovery Day. It also lets you know when there are public holidays, so that you can either avoid them or make sure you're there to join in! For example, there is the issue of excessive public holidays, which have crossed 100 in a year. The day has been declared an official holiday and is celebrated in all parts of Bulgaria. And don't even think about suggesting I come in at weekends or on public holidays. In the UK all public holidays except those around Christmas are guaranteed to fall on a Monday or Friday. Last week, Monday and Friday were both public holidays, and so was Monday this week. Today is one of Bermuda's most celebrated public holidays: May 24th, or Bermuda Day. More people may also be free to attend the gathering because Wednesday is a public holiday to celebrate the traditional Dragon Boat Festival. Nigerian Americans also celebrate the major public holidays in the United States. On the Monday the country enjoyed a public holiday to celebrate the Queen's Birthday. Secular celebrations and public holidays are much more numerous than religious celebrations. Prices differ after noon on Saturdays, on Sundays and on public holidays. I remember joining in the singing and general festivities of the Jubilee holiday. Workers in the UK have fewer public holidays than anywhere else in the European Union. Synonyms public holiday, bank holiday, festival, festival day, feast day, gala day, carnival day, fete, fiesta, festivity, celebration, anniversary, jubilee 1.1as modifier Characteristic of a holiday; festive. 节日的；喜庆的 a holiday atmosphere 节日气氛。 Example sentencesExamples They set a tranquil holiday atmosphere which is just what is needed for strollers wanting a glimpse of the sea and to smell the salt. It kind of puts a damper on the festive holiday spirit. My favourite working place has to be the Alps - the scenery, the fresh clean air, the calm, the holiday atmosphere. I have managed to get two weeks off which will be great, although it is only 2 weeks away I am beginning to feel festive and in full holiday mode. Here at Rockefeller Center at New York City, the Christmas, or holiday spirit, is alive and well. The Algarve caters for golf enthusiasts and those in search of a relaxed holiday atmosphere. The appeal has come from the local St. Patrick's Day Parade organisers who want the town to take on a festive and holiday atmosphere for the weekend. There was a very relaxed holiday atmosphere in the village over the festive season. But many groups came again and enjoyed the holiday atmosphere. Everyone, it seems, is in festive holiday mode. In some places, it was business as usual, but many parts of the city were still influenced by the holiday atmosphere, and people were reluctant to work. Tom Jenkins and the Palm Court Orchestra, playing on a palm and fern bedecked platform, brought a holiday atmosphere to St. George's Hall on Saturday. The shop itself is bright and airy, enhancing the holiday atmosphere of the style. To add the holiday atmosphere, balloons were placed on each table. Synonyms jolly, merry, joyous, joyful, happy, jovial, light-hearted, cheerful, cheery, jubilant, convivial, good-time, high-spirited, gleeful, mirthful, uproarious, rollicking, backslapping, hilarious 1.2often holidaysBritish An extended period of leisure and recreation, especially one spent away from home or in traveling; a vacation. 假期 I spent my summer holidays on a farm 我在一个农场度我的暑假。 Fred was on holiday in Spain 弗雷德在西班牙度假。 Example sentencesExamples She travelled to America on holiday for the second time in February 2001. When we're on holiday, because Dad travels so much, he always knows the perfect meal to order. We will soon be going on holiday for a month to rest and have lots of fun. Danny was a sixteen-year-old boy who she'd met on holiday in Spain last summer. The holiday club runs from 8am to 6pm every weekday during school holidays, except Bank Holidays and Christmas. Since childhood, he had spent holidays in Exeter with relatives. For the holidays we went to our holiday house at Stewarts Gully. We travelled to Ireland on holiday so we could take him with us. It was the school holidays, and the place was teaming with people, families, youth groups, holiday clubs. Our parents are good friends and as children we went on camping trips and spent holidays together. She really seemed to like me and I took her to Phuket and everywhere around Thailand for the month I was on holiday. Mr Carlyle said he was touring Scotland on holiday, and that he was pleased to be in Orkney. I stayed there on holiday last summer and the lobby looks nothing like that and there were way more tourists. Let's have a two-week break and go on holiday next January. I used to care for neighbours horses when they went away on holiday and travel to shows with them to help out. After all, no tourists ever went on holiday to this barren spot! I'm off on holiday for a well-earned break shortly, so I'm working like mad to clear my desk before I go. I just want to get away on holiday and let things take care of themselves really. I also make a conscious choice to go on holiday before hordes of children go, as I have had my family and now wish to relax when I go on my holidays. I will be on holiday for the next three weeks. Synonyms break, rest, period of leave, day off, week off, month off, recess, school holiday, half-term verbˈhäləˌdāˈhɑləˌdeɪ no object, with adverbial of place Spend a holiday in a specified place. 在…度假 he is holidaying in Italy 他在意大利度假。 Example sentencesExamples Two of her sisters are working in London, while two other family members are holidaying in Australia. Czechs, Poles and Slovenians are also expected to return to holidaying in Bulgaria. Mr Yan recollects that he heard about Miss Brockie when holidaying on the Riviera. He has spent the last couple of days holidaying with his family. In Madeira she had been learning Portuguese and had also met a few Brazilians who had been holidaying there. Over the years the family spent a lot of time holidaying in Europe. Rather than holidaying in the Bahamas, they spend six weeks up a mountain. Fears were growing today for three York tourists who were holidaying in Thailand when the Asian earthquake struck. It is wonderful to see so many people holidaying in the area. He flew with friends to Thailand on Wednesday, December 22 to spend three weeks holidaying on the coast. Apparently Ellison called him while he was holidaying in Oregon. Canon Joyce welcomed the huge congregation which included many visitors who are holidaying in the area. We holidayed in Clovelly, a little village in Devon. He is holidaying in the town until Wednesday when he travels back to England. It is very much a romantic getaway with more couples holidaying there than families or single people. Robbie, Ian explained, was staying in a villa neighbouring the hotel where he is holidaying with his wife Maureen. Synonyms travel round, travel through, journey through, go on a trip through, go on an excursion in, explore, voyage around, trek around, sightsee in, holiday in, cruise, range over, roam in, rove through, wander through, globetrot Origin Old English hāligdæg ‘holy day’.
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