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

• Many people would welcome an extra "Bank Holiday" or two as England has fewer than most continental countries.
  许多人多半会欢迎再有一两个“银行假日”，因为英国的公假日比欧洲大陆多数的国家都少。
• "It's a Bank Holiday on the third of January, which means we can't register him until after the Stoke City game," said the manager.
  “1月3号是银行假期，这意味着我们得等到与斯托克的比赛结束后才能为他注册，”经理说。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The Office for National Statistics warned that the monthly data, which are volatile and often revised, were probably affected by the extra bank holiday in June for the Queen's diamond jubilee.
  英国国家统计局（OfficeforNationalStatistics）警示，月度数据浮动较大也经常修改，可能受到了6月份女王登基60周年庆典银行额外假期的影响。
• Here ( as you would expect on a bank holiday Monday night) he waited patiently for an hour for CC# 3 to be seen, and then another hour or so for him to be X-rayed.
  在这里（就像你在银行假日周一夜里可能经历的那样），他耐心地等了1个小时，才有医生为成本中心3号做检查，然后拍X光又等了一个小时左右。
• Traditionally on a Bank Holiday many businesses are closed to enable the workers to have a holiday.
  按传统，在银行假日，许多商家都停业，以便员工们可以休假。
• 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。
• 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。