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

• It will mean two long weekends in a row for many, as the previous week is the Easter break and the Monday after the wedding is the first May bank holiday.
  婚礼之前是复活节假期，婚礼之后是五一银行假期，因此英国公众可以连续享受两个长周末，加起来有不少天。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Seventy-two safe deposit boxes were opened in a raid at the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Ltd in central London over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend.
  在复活节银行假日的周末，位于伦敦市中心的哈顿花园保险有限公司发生了一起迅雷不及掩耳之势的盗窃，72个保险箱被洗劫一空。
• 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。
• 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。
• In addition, there are8 days in each country, which are public holidays ( the British call Bank Holiday) and many of these fall on a Monday giving people a long weekend.
  除了带薪假期之外，还有8天的公共假日，而且通常在周一，所以给人们可以度一个比较长的周末啦。
• 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。
• 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。