furlough

英 ['fɜːləʊ] 美 ['fɜːrloʊ]

• n. 休假；公休
• v. 准……放假；（暂时）解雇

英英释义

Noun:

1. a temporary leave of absence from military duty

Verb:

1. dismiss, usually for economic reasons;

   "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized"
   

2. grant a leave to;

   "The prisoner was furloughed for the weekend to visit her children"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. I have a furlough every three years.
   我每三年休假一次。
2. Some soldiers went on furlough for two weeks.
   有些士兵休假两周。

用作动词 (v.)

1. The governor has agreed to furlough himself.
   州长同意自己休假。
2. The troubled airline plans to furlough between 140 and 180 pilots.
   陷入困境的航空公司准备暂时解雇140到180名飞行员。

经典引文

• Officers not on furlough..are to join their corps without delay.

  出自： Wellington

• To arrange..for Zelda to have three or four months of furlough a year in the company of a nurse.

  出自： M. J. Bruccoli

近反义词

【近义词】

• vacation 假期
• sabbatical 安息日的
• holiday 假日
• leave 委托
• absence 缺席
• leave of absence 休假
• of 关于
• layoff 临时解雇
• shutdown 关机
• unemployment 失业
• lay off 解雇