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发表于 2022-11-6 07:13:10
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furlough
fur·lough / ˈfəːləu; NAmE ˈfəːrlou /
noun
[U, C]
1. permission to leave your duties for a period of time, especially for soldiers working in a foreign country
(尤指在国外服役士兵的)休假(许可)
2. (NAmE) permission for a prisoner to leave prison for a period of time
(犯人的)准假
3. (NAmE) a period of time during which workers are told not to come to work, usually because there is not enough money to pay them
(通常因发不出工资而给的)准假
• fur·lough verb
▪ [VN]
furlough
fur∙lough / ˈfɚlo ; ˈfɜːləʊ /
◙noun [C,U]
1. a period of time when a soldier or someone working in another country can return to their own country
• 〔在国外服役士兵的〕休假期;
【SYN】 leave
»a young soldier home on furlough
回国休假的年轻士兵
2. [AmE] a period of time when workers are told not to work, especially because there is not enough money to pay them
• 停工期,歇工期〔尤因发不出工资〕;
--› layoff :
»workers forced to take a long, unpaid furlough
被迫长期停薪休假的工人
3. [AmE] a short period of time during which a prisoner is allowed to leave prison before returning
• 〔犯人的〕准假期:
»Morton stabbed the man while on furlough .
莫顿在准假期里用刀捅了人。
♦furlough verb [T] [AmE] :
»280,000 federal workers have been furloughed.
28 万联邦雇员被停工。 |
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