Word · Frequency #9542
vacation
度假
to spend or take a vacation
- 1.
To spend or take a vacation.
- 2.
spend or take a vacation
度假；休假
度假；休假
In use
We usually vacation in the mountains every summer.
They vacationed in Spain last August.
She is vacationing on the coast this week.
vacation in/at + 地点
地点介词常用in（大地方）或at（具体地点）。
They vacationed in Hawaii last summer.
他们去年夏天在夏威夷度假。
vacation for + 时间段
时间段前用for。
We're vacationing for two weeks.
我们要度假两周。
vacation with + 某人
伴随状语常用with。
She vacations with her family every year.
她每年和家人一起度假。
Verb forms
base vacation · third person vacations · -ing vacationing · past vacationed · past participle vacationed
规则动词，过去式/过去分词为vacationed
Common mistakes
Last summer I vacation in France.Last summer I vacationed in France.
动词vacation的过去式应加-ed，不能直接用原形。
I want to vacation Hawaii next year.I want to vacation in Hawaii next year.
vacation是不及物动词，后接地点需加介词in。
Connections
Collocations
- vacation in Hawaii
- 在夏威夷度假
- We plan to vacation in Hawaii this winter.我们计划今年冬天去夏威夷度假。
- vacation abroad
- 出国度假
- They often vacation abroad during the holidays.他们假期经常出国度假。
- vacation together
- 一起度假
- The family vacationed together in the mountains.一家人一起在山里度假。
- vacation at the beach
- 在海滩度假
- She vacationed at the beach for a week.她在海滩度了一周假。
Pop culture & quotes
- "Vacation, all I ever wanted" — The Go-Go's
- 「假期，我一直想要的」——The Go-Go'sThey vacationed in Italy last summer.他们去年夏天在意大利度假。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
vacation以vac开头，像vacant（空闲的）→ 把工作清空，专心去度假。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：旅行话题、日常交谈 作动词表示“度假”，通常用于日常交谈和旅行相关语境；较正式的书面表达中更常说 take a vacation 或 go on vacation。
Grammar Note
不及物动词，常用搭配 vacation in/at/on 表示在某地度假
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end with the /eɪʃən/ sound, so they rhyme with vacation (/veɪˈkeɪʃən/). Note that 'vocation' (/voʊˈkeɪʃən/, 职业) looks almost identical to 'vacation' but has a different first vowel sound (/voʊ/ vs /veɪ/), even though it rhymes.
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 2，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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