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 bank holiday on monday, we'd better lay in a supply of food.
  星期一银行休息，我们最好储备一些食物。
• Thank God it isn't a bank holiday.
  感谢上帝，它不是一个银行假日。
• There are just three normal working days between the two Bank Holiday weekends, meaning many could enjoy a break of11 days if they book the time off in between.
  复活节假和威廉王子婚礼假之间只有三个工作日，等于说这三天也请假的话就可以连续休11天了！
• I mean, we're still a few days off, but it's bank holiday Monday here.
  我们还要休息几天，周一银行也休假。
• 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。
• 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。
• They came to see us on August Bank holiday.
  他们在八月份的法定假日来看望了我们。
• You can't go, it's a bank holiday weekend.
  你不能去，现在是银行假日。
• Easter Monday is a Bank Holiday, on which banks and other major businesses are closed.
  复活节翌日的星期一是一个银行休假日，在哪一天银行和其他的主要生意被关闭。
• I had to work on bank holiday monday.
  星期一公休，可是我还得上班。