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

• The name Bank Holiday comes from the time when Banks were shut and so no trading could take place.
  “银行假日”这个名称起源于银行关闭以至所有交易暂停的时期。
• 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。
• I had to work on bank holiday monday.
  星期一公休，可是我还得上班。
• Most people would favor a bank holiday or special Chinese festival for their relatives and friends to attend the wedding.
  大部分人会挑选节假日或某个中国的传统节日为的是亲戚朋友们能来参加婚礼。
• 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。
• 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。
• Since the weekend happened to fall on a bank holiday, the dispute has already caused general confusion for the air travel in Ireland.
  因周末适值银行假日，这一争执已对爱尔兰的航空旅游普遍造成紊乱。
• Entering to ensure it was a trading day and not a bank holiday or weekend.
  看输入的日期是否是交易日而非银行假日或周末。
• Britain will enjoy a bank holiday bonanza because of Prince William's royal wedding to Kate Middleton, with back-to-back four-day weekends.
  威廉王子和凯特举行婚礼，于是英国人民可以放大假了！连续的四个周末啊！
• He said he was unable to take his Bank Holiday last Monday, and took it last night instead.
  他说他上周一没能休银行假日，就在昨天晚上休了。