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单词 awayday
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Definition of awayday in English:

awayday

noun əˈweɪdeɪ
British
  • 1A day's leave or a day trip.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The ladies' away day was at Easingwold.
    • But they're on no jolly awayday down to the capital.
    • White water rafting, camping trips and alcohol-fuelled away days in luxury country hotels have been among the treats organised in the past.
    • We did manage a few away days while we were over on the mainland - the obligatory visit to IKEA for one and a mini break down to Yorkshire!
    • Individually, these guys are often whip-smart and clued in; but collectively they are a crowd of lemmings on an awayday to the coast.
    • The programme is also hoping to offer families an away day during half term, which may include a short residential trip for children at the end of the pilot.
    • Round the corner is a youth club which organises dance, music and art classes and away-days to Blackpool and Alton Towers.
    1. 1.1 A day on which employees meet at a venue away from the workplace to plan strategy or to discuss a particular issue.
      a worthwhile awayday on scenario planning
      Example sentencesExamples
      • On the same day of the meeting last month, the Downing Street strategy unit held an away-day to discuss the respect agenda.
      • It may enrage more than the unions, if reports emerging from the cabinet awayday at Chequers on Friday are to be believed.
      • Tory MPs will today bid to draw a line under a difficult week by staging a 24-hour "away day" bonding session.
      • The Labour group decided to block the sale of the shares at a private "away day" held at South Leeds Stadium on Friday.
      • Holding an away day at a local venue can be an extremely productive exercise.
      • The "away day" will set the party's strategy in the run-up to the next General Election.
      • The first thing Jordan did was take all 65 staff, plus university professors in related subjects and local community representatives, on an away day.
      • Away days take slightly different formats depending upon the number of staff attending.
      • Are you having a team meeting, briefing or awayday?
      • We get involved in all aspects of away days from provision of facilitation, through to short development workshops or by the provision of indoor team challenges.
      • Members of Swindon Council's planning committee are looking forward to an away day to London all in the name of research.
      • Tens of millions of pounds are being handed over for advice on everything from corporate "branding" to how best to plan away-days.
      • But this is no awayday for MPs, because in some sense the convention is a challenge to a parliament.
      • I might even have to start playing football with the staff and going on weekend away days at conference centres.
      • The most favoured option is the corporate away day with the guru.
      • The annual away day is becoming an important event in the calendar of the british workplace.
      • The pair argued over the issue at last week's Cabinet away day in Cardiff.
      • The School Directors for Teaching & Learning away-day took place in the Innovation Lab at London Road on 27 September 2006.
      • A series of away-days has also been organised to hone their campaigning skills.
      • Last week, he and his Cabinet met for a relaxed away day in St Andrews to plot their strategy for the coming months.

Origin

1970s: first denoting a type of money-saving return rail ticket.

 
 
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