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

• Britain will enjoy a bank holiday bonanza because of Prince William's royal wedding to Kate Middleton, with back-to-back four-day weekends.
  威廉王子和凯特举行婚礼，于是英国人民可以放大假了！连续的四个周末啊！
• 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。
• "It's a Bank Holiday on the third of January, which means we can't register him until after the Stoke City game," said the manager.
  “1月3号是银行假期，这意味着我们得等到与斯托克的比赛结束后才能为他注册，”经理说。
• 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。
• 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。
• Here ( as you would expect on a bank holiday Monday night) he waited patiently for an hour for CC# 3 to be seen, and then another hour or so for him to be X-rayed.
  在这里（就像你在银行假日周一夜里可能经历的那样），他耐心地等了1个小时，才有医生为成本中心3号做检查，然后拍X光又等了一个小时左右。
• What happens if payday falls on a bank holiday.
  发薪日如果碰上国定假日该怎么办？
• Easter Monday is a Bank Holiday, on which banks and other major businesses are closed.
  复活节翌日的星期一是一个银行休假日，在哪一天银行和其他的主要生意被关闭。
• There are just three normal working days between the two Bank Holiday weekends, meaning many could enjoy a break of11 days if they book the time off in between.
  复活节假和威廉王子婚礼假之间只有三个工作日，等于说这三天也请假的话就可以连续休11天了！