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's bank holiday on monday, we'd better lay in a supply of food.
星期一银行休息，我们最好储备一些食物。
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。
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！
Many people would welcome an extra "Bank Holiday" or two as England has fewer than most continental countries.
许多人多半会欢迎再有一两个“银行假日”，因为英国的公假日比欧洲大陆多数的国家都少。
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。
The estimated cost of lost productivity on a normal bank holiday in Britain, which, under the orders of Prime Minister David Cameron, the wedding day has become.
这个数字是英国在一天正常法定假日内损失的生产力的预估成本。按照英国首相大卫•卡梅伦的命令，婚礼当天为英国法定假日。
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。
Traditionally on a Bank Holiday many businesses are closed to enable the workers to have a holiday.
按传统，在银行假日，许多商家都停业，以便员工们可以休假。
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！
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。