furlough 准假；停工期，歇工期；给...放假

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furlough
fur·lough / ˈfəːləu; NAmE ˈfəːrlou /
noun
[U, C]
1. permission to leave your duties for a period of time, especially for soldiers working in a foreign country
   (尤指在国外服役士兵的)休假(许可)
2. (NAmE) permission for a prisoner to leave prison for a period of time
   (犯人的)准假
3. (NAmE) a period of time during which workers are told not to come to work, usually because there is not enough money to pay them
   (通常因发不出工资而给的)准假
• fur·lough verb
  ▪ [VN]


furlough

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fur∙lough / ˈfɚlo ; ˈfɜːləʊ /
◙noun [C,U]
1. a period of time when a soldier or someone working in another country can return to their own country
• 〔在国外服役士兵的〕休假期;
【SYN】 leave
»a young soldier home on furlough
  回国休假的年轻士兵
2. [AmE] a period of time when workers are told not to work, especially because there is not enough money to pay them
• 停工期，歇工期〔尤因发不出工资〕;
--› layoff :
»workers forced to take a long, unpaid furlough
  被迫长期停薪休假的工人
3. [AmE] a short period of time during which a prisoner is allowed to leave prison before returning
• 〔犯人的〕准假期:
»Morton stabbed the man while on furlough .
  莫顿在准假期里用刀捅了人。
♦furlough verb [T] [AmE] :
»280,000 federal workers have been furloughed.
  28 万联邦雇员被停工。

furlough
fur·lough
I
/ˈfɚˌloʊ/ noun , pl   -loughs [  count  ]
  1 : a period of time when a soldier is allowed to leave the place where he or she is stationed
   a four-week furlough
  2 US : a period of time when an employee is told not to come to work and is not paid
   furloughs of federal workers
   Each employee will have a one-day furlough every month.
  3 US : a period of time when a prisoner is allowed to leave prison
  on furlough
   : having a furlough : allowed or required to leave because of a furlough
    soldiers going home on furlough
    workers/prisoners on furlough
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II
verb , -loughs, -loughed, -lough·ing [  + obj  ]
  1 : to grant a furlough to (someone)
   furlough a soldier
   (US) The prison will furlough certain inmates.
  2 US : to put (a worker) on furlough
   The company will consider furloughing a small number of workers.