bank holiday

英 [ˌbæŋk ˈhɒlədeɪ]

美 [ˌbæŋk ˈhɑːlədeɪ]

n. 银行假日(公共假日，如圣诞节、元旦等)

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牛津词典

noun

银行假日（公共假日，如圣诞节、元旦等）
a public holiday, for example Christmas Day, New Year's Day, etc.
1. Bank Holiday Monday
  银行假日星期一
2. a bank holiday weekend (= a weekend followed by a Monday which is a holiday)
  银行假日周末（之后的星期一为假日的大周末）

柯林斯词典

银行假日；公共假日
Abank holidayis a public holiday.

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 national holiday

英英释义

noun

any of several weekdays when banks are closed

双语例句

Many people would welcome an extra "Bank Holiday" or two as England has fewer than most continental countries.
许多人多半会欢迎再有一两个“银行假日”，因为英国的公假日比欧洲大陆多数的国家都少。
It's bank holiday on monday, we'd better lay in a supply of food.
星期一银行休息，我们最好储备一些食物。
It will mean two long weekends in a row for many, as the previous week is the Easter break and the Monday after the wedding is the first May bank holiday.
婚礼之前是复活节假期，婚礼之后是五一银行假期，因此英国公众可以连续享受两个长周末，加起来有不少天。
Twice as many revellers took part in the May bank holiday party than last year, defying police warnings to reign themselves in and curb their behaviour.
此次参加五月公共假日派对的学生人数是去年的两倍，他们公然反抗警察让他们管好自己，约束好行为的警告。
Traditionally on a Bank Holiday many businesses are closed to enable the workers to have a holiday.
按传统，在银行假日，许多商家都停业，以便员工们可以休假。
In addition, there are8 days in each country, which are public holidays ( the British call Bank Holiday) and many of these fall on a Monday giving people a long weekend.
除了带薪假期之外，还有8天的公共假日，而且通常在周一，所以给人们可以度一个比较长的周末啦。
Easter Monday is a Bank Holiday, on which banks and other major businesses are closed.
复活节翌日的星期一是一个银行休假日，在哪一天银行和其他的主要生意被关闭。
Britain will enjoy a bank holiday bonanza because of Prince William's royal wedding to Kate Middleton, with back-to-back four-day weekends.
威廉王子和凯特举行婚礼，于是英国人民可以放大假了！连续的四个周末啊！
Thank God it isn't a bank holiday.
感谢上帝，它不是一个银行假日。
Seventy-two safe deposit boxes were opened in a raid at the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Ltd in central London over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend.
在复活节银行假日的周末，位于伦敦市中心的哈顿花园保险有限公司发生了一起迅雷不及掩耳之势的盗窃，72个保险箱被洗劫一空。