| 单词 | summer vacation |
| 释义 | > as lemmassummer vacation summer vacation n. (a) originally English Law a fixed period in the summer during which a law court or (now chiefly U.S.) a university, school, etc., is not in session; (b) chiefly North American a holiday taken in the summer.Cf. summer holiday n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > [noun] > a period of > holidays > specific type summer vacation1507 public holiday1736 summer holiday1746 school holiday1777 Cook's tour1856 alcoholiday1877 busman's holiday1893 caravan holiday1899 caravanning holiday1924 staycation1944 spring break1956 farm stay1957 charter1959 ski pack1969 staycation2008 society > law > administration of justice > judicial body, assembly, or court > a or the session of a court > [noun] > day or time when courts closed ferial day1471 summer vacation1507 yule-girth1569 society > leisure > [noun] > a period of > holidays > formal > legal or university voiding1468 summer vacation1507 justitium1583 long vacation1631 vacants1647 long1848 1507 in C. H. Hopwood Middle Temple Rec. (1904) I. 21 First, that yerely at Hyllary terme the Reader for Somer vacacion then next folowyng be chosyn. 1683 J. Pettus Ess. Metallick Words at Mineralls, in Fleta Minor ii. Whilst I was a small Student of Pembrook Hall in Cambridge, my good Mother..consulted with Sir Tho. Bendish..how I might spend the Summer Vacations to Improve my self. 1769 Gazetteer & New Daily Advertiser 20 Feb. Mrs. Weston, Governess of the Ladies Boarding School in this town, being requested..to alter the time of the Summer Vacation. 1821 W. Scott Let. in J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott (1837) V. vi. 132 I often think of passing a few weeks on the continent—a summer vacation if I can—and of course my attraction to Gratz would be very strong. 1875 A. Trollope Prime Minister (1876) I. xv. 237 The lawyer's regular summer vacation had not yet commenced. 1936 Chicago Defender 8 Aug. 2/6 She was all smiles, making ready for a trip to Chicago to join her daughters on a summer vacation in Idlewild. 1987 Times 13 Aug. 21/6 The beginning of the two-month summer vacation for the High Court marked the end of an important test period for reforms in company law. 2004 D. Lodge Author, Author iii. iv. 305 Why they had chosen this resort for their summer vacation, when they could afford to go anywhere in the world, was something of a mystery. 2005 Black Collegian Apr. 24/2 For most teachers, summer vacation means attending seminars,..teaching summer school,..or working a second job to supplement their income. < as lemmas |
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