英汉词典

1. （大学或美国大中小学的）假期
    A vacation is a period of the year when universities and colleges, and in the United States also schools, are officially closed.

    e.g. During his summer vacation he visited Russia...
           暑假期间他去俄罗斯了。
    e.g. Did you have a lot of reading during the vacation?
           放假期间你读了很多书吗？

2. 假日;休假
    A vacation is a period of time during which you relax and enjoy yourself away from home.

    e.g. They planned a late summer vacation in Europe...
           他们打算夏末去欧洲度假。
    e.g. We went on vacation to Puerto Rico.
           我们去了波多黎各度假。