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单词 public holiday
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public holiday
noun[C]
uk
/ˌpʌb.lɪk ˈhɒl.ə.deɪ/us
/ˌpʌb.lɪk ˈhɑː.lə.deɪ/
adaywhenalmosteveryone in aparticularcountrydoes not have to go toworkorschool:
公众假日
New Year'sDayis apublicholidayin manycountries.元旦在许多国家是公众假日。
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holidaynoun
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(Definition ofpublic holidayfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

public holiday| Business English

public holiday
noun[C]
uk
us
anofficialholidaywhenbanks,schools, and manybusinessesareclosedfor theday:
The Londonstockmarketwasclosedyesterdayfor apublicholiday.
See also
bank holiday
national holiday
(Definition ofpublic holidayfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpublic holiday

public holiday
The day was apublicholidayand over 70 % of registered voters cast their ballots.
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The officials of this institution received 21 days'publicholiday.
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But to make it a really important occasion, it will be necessary to have it as apublicholiday.
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It was apublicholidayand a holy day.
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Of course, that only follows from the second of the three interpretations, which is that it should be a newpublicholiday.
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There were no changes of working hours in this period, but there were some improvements in leave allowances and an additionalpublicholidaywas introduced.
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It is negotiable, but it is apublicholiday.
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A student nurse who works on apublicholidayis entitled to another day off in lieu.
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I have no plans to review police overtime pay as police regulations already provide forpublicholidayworking.
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In addition to paid annual holidays, there are about six days of paidpublicholidayfor all workers.
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There may then be a weekend or apublicholiday.
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Would it not become a generalpublicholiday?
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I want to deal with thepublicholidaypoint.
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It would be much better if we designated it apublicholidayand gave people a statutory right not to work.
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Some territories will issue special commemorative stamps and many will have apublicholiday.
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