| 单词 | on furlough |
| 释义 | > as lemmason (a) furlough on (a) furlough: on a period of furlough (in various senses); on leave; away from official duties, employment, etc. Formerly also upon (a) furlough. ΚΠ 1683 J. Turner Pallas Armata iii. xi. 229 All Commission'd Officers are not always present, some frequently being either sick, wounded, or absent on furloff. 1706 G. Farquhar Recruiting Officer i. i. 4 Enter him a Granadeer..absent upon Furlow. 1773 Ann. Reg. 1772 198/1 Maclauchlan..was sent off upon a furlow for three months. 1834 F. Marryat Jacob Faithful III. vii. 104 My uncle James came home on furlough, for he held a very high and lucrative situation under the Company. 1915 Daily Mail 16 Dec. 2/3 Private Tom Ness..is home from the front on furlough. 1971 N. Brown Antarctic Housewife iii. 15 He had indulged in..smuggling and bootlegging during the prohibition days in Norway, catering to the needs of whalers on furlough. 1990 Christian News World Apr. 6/1 The Keswick Convention organisers would like to extend a warm invitation to missionaries on furlough. 2006 Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (Nexis) 9 Mar. 1 d Northwest pilots now on furlough would have the first right to jobs at the subsidiary. < as lemmas |
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