n (1)休息(假)，假期;休庭期(scheduled period between terms in universities and lawcourts)(also recess， BrE(infml) vac)[C]：long/summer～暑假/暑假;No one goes to the school during the～. 假期里没有人去学校。

(2)假日(holiday)[C](尤AmE)：take/have a～度假/放假;Christmas/Easter～圣诞节/复活节假日;be/go (to Italy) on～在/去(意大利)度假;All employees are entitled to three weeks of～each year. 所有的雇员每年享有三周假日。〖同〗leave，rest，holiday;〖反〗worktime;

(3)空(腾)出 (act of vacating)[U](fml)：immediate～of the house 立即腾房;

v 度假(spend a holiday)[I， I+prep(at/in)]：They would～soon. 他们不久就要去度假。He is～ing in Canada. 他正在加拿大度假。〖反〗work;

【辨异】vacation与holiday和leave²的区别见HOLIDAY。