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单词 bank holiday
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Definition of bank holiday in English:

bank holiday

noun
British
  • A day on which banks are officially closed, kept as a public holiday.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When the system broke down in Doncaster it happened to be a bank holiday and we just couldn't get anyone out to fix it.
    • The workers of the UK, and probably across a lot of the world, get a bank holiday tomorrow for May Day.
    • This weekend was a bank holiday one and so Monday was off so we could all indulge in sports as Sports Day it is.
    • And you get an extra day of flopping on the sofa because of the extra bank holiday.
    • It pointed out that there were 61 days to go to the next bank holiday and 56 days since the last one.
    • Sunday is considered a bank holiday and any other day designated as such should be subject to the same rules.
    • The open weekend, held over the August bank holiday, saw the first brake van rides towards Appleby.
    • The Irish all know when Saint Patrick's Day is, because they have a bank holiday attached to it.
    • Normally, if there has been a bank holiday, the rubbish is picked up the following day.
    • Local businesses were kept busy over the bank holiday with a large number of people home for the break.
    • I took the box number to report the problem but the post office customer service line was closed due to the bank holiday.
    • A bank holiday is a day on which the banks are on holiday, but on everyone else has to go to work.
    • On Constitution Day, a bank holiday, we visited the ancient capital of Lanzarote, Teguise.
    • It was expected to be even busier today - the official Boxing Day bank holiday.
    • The problem with break - outs started in fine weather on the bank holiday at the start of May.
    • Because of the bank holiday it would have taken several days to get a court order to move them.
    • After Easter the boating lake will open every weekend, bank holiday and school holiday through the summer.
    • It originally took place on New Year's Day but when that became a bank holiday it was moved to the second of the month.
    • Analysts said volumes were more like a bank holiday than a working day.
    • Around 100,000 people travel on BA flights every day over the bank holiday weekend.
    Synonyms
    holiday, break, time off, furlough, sabbatical, leave of absence, a day off, a month off, a week off, leisure time, respite, breathing space
 
 

Definition of bank holiday in US English:

bank holiday

nounˈˌbaNGk ˈhäləˌdāˈˌbæŋk ˈhɑləˌdeɪ
British
  • A day on which banks are officially closed, observed as a public holiday.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • After Easter the boating lake will open every weekend, bank holiday and school holiday through the summer.
    • The Irish all know when Saint Patrick's Day is, because they have a bank holiday attached to it.
    • When the system broke down in Doncaster it happened to be a bank holiday and we just couldn't get anyone out to fix it.
    • The workers of the UK, and probably across a lot of the world, get a bank holiday tomorrow for May Day.
    • And you get an extra day of flopping on the sofa because of the extra bank holiday.
    • Sunday is considered a bank holiday and any other day designated as such should be subject to the same rules.
    • Analysts said volumes were more like a bank holiday than a working day.
    • This weekend was a bank holiday one and so Monday was off so we could all indulge in sports as Sports Day it is.
    • A bank holiday is a day on which the banks are on holiday, but on everyone else has to go to work.
    • I took the box number to report the problem but the post office customer service line was closed due to the bank holiday.
    • Because of the bank holiday it would have taken several days to get a court order to move them.
    • The problem with break - outs started in fine weather on the bank holiday at the start of May.
    • Normally, if there has been a bank holiday, the rubbish is picked up the following day.
    • It pointed out that there were 61 days to go to the next bank holiday and 56 days since the last one.
    • It originally took place on New Year's Day but when that became a bank holiday it was moved to the second of the month.
    • It was expected to be even busier today - the official Boxing Day bank holiday.
    • Local businesses were kept busy over the bank holiday with a large number of people home for the break.
    • On Constitution Day, a bank holiday, we visited the ancient capital of Lanzarote, Teguise.
    • The open weekend, held over the August bank holiday, saw the first brake van rides towards Appleby.
    • Around 100,000 people travel on BA flights every day over the bank holiday weekend.
    Synonyms
    holiday, break, time off, furlough, sabbatical, leave of absence, a day off, a month off, a week off, leisure time, respite, breathing space
 
 
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