holiday(holidays)一般指“休假” Tom and I are going to have a holiday. 我和汤姆准备去度假。 I've already had my holidays this year. 我今年已经度过假了。 During a holiday in Sweden, I found this note on my car. 在瑞典度假期间，我在我的车子上发现了这张字条。 Postcards always spoil my holidays. 明信片总是弄得我过不好假日。 My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send any cards to my friends. 我的假日过的很快，但是我一张明信片也没有寄给朋友。 注：have a (或one's)holiday 度假，during a holiday 在一次假期中。这种用法的holiday 总用单数形式，但并不只是“一天”假。 复数形式的holidays 泛指“假日”，如summer holidays 暑假。但“Sunday is a holiday ”中的holiday 却是“一天”的假。 She has gone to Canada on vacation. 她到加拿大去度假。 (= holiday) The city was covered with holiday clothes.(喻义时只能用holiday,不能用vacation.)(vocation职业、天命) holiday一两天的假/holidays长假/vacation一般不用复数，另有“(法庭)休庭期”之意。 而 vacation 在英国指大学的寒暑假或法定不工作的日子，美国可指任何假日（期） The students are planning how to spend their summer vacation. 这些大学生在计划着怎样过暑假。 Mr. Fuller is on vacation now. 费勒先生在度假。 So as to be away from work or duty:离开工作或职责： They took a day off.他们休息一天take a day off休假一天 Spent away from work or duty: 休假的在离开职责中度过： My off day is Saturday.我的休息日是星期六 an off day休假日off hours空闲的时间 three days off an off season淡季
