Word · Frequency #948
holiday
度假
spend or take a vacation
- 1.
spend or take a vacation
度假
In use
Last August we holidayed in a small village by the sea.
They are holidaying in Italy this week, so they won't answer your email.
My aunt usually holidays in the mountains during autumn.
holiday in/at [place]
We holidayed in Spain last year.
去年我们在西班牙度假。
holiday [adverb of place]
They often holiday abroad.
他们经常去国外度假。
holiday for [duration]
She will holiday for a week.
她将度假一周。
Verb forms
base holiday · third person holidays · -ing holidaying · past holidayed · past participle holidayed
holiday作为动词时是规则的，过去式和过去分词加-ed，现在分词去e加-ing。
Common mistakes
She holidayed Europe last summer.She holidayed in Europe last summer.
动词 holiday 是不及物动词，不能直接跟地点作宾语，需要加介词 in 才能表示“在……度假”。
I am holiday in Spain right now.I am holidaying in Spain right now.
在现在进行时中，动词 holiday 需要使用现在分词形式 holidaying，不能使用原形。
Connections
Collocations
- holiday in
- 在（某地）度假
- We usually holiday in the south of France.我们通常去法国南部度假。
- holiday abroad
- 出国度假
- They holidayed abroad last summer.他们去年夏天出国度假了。
- holiday by the sea
- 在海边度假
- She has been holidaying by the sea every August.她每年八月都去海边度假。
- holiday with family
- 和家人一起度假
- We always holiday with family at Christmas.我们圣诞节总是和家人一起度假。
Synonyms
Confusing words
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：holiday 形似 holy day，把度假过成神圣的日子。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常交谈、旅行计划对话、非正式书信或邮件 作动词表示“度假、休假”时，通常用于日常口语或轻松的书面交流，多出现在谈论旅行安排的语境中；正式写作中可考虑改用“take a holiday”或“go on holiday”等表达。
Grammar Note
As an intransitive verb, it does not take a direct object. Common prepositions include 'in' and 'on'.
Pronunciation & Spelling
holiday 与 day /deɪ/、today /təˈdeɪ/、weekday /ˈwikˌdeɪ/、birthday /ˈbɜrθˌdeɪ/ 押韵（末尾都读 /deɪ/）。注意 holiday 开头的 holi 不读 /ˈhoʊli/，也与 holly /ˈhɑli/ 不同；holiday 的结尾是 /deɪ/，不是 /li/。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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