furlough

furlough
[ˈfəːləʊ]
noun
  1. [mass noun]leave of absence, especially that granted to a member of the services or a missionary
    (尤指公职人员或传教士的)休假
    a civil servant home on furlough.
    在家休假的公务员。
    [count noun]a six-week furlough in Australia.
    在澳大利亚的六个星期的休假。
verb
  1. [with obj.][usu. as adj. furloughed](US)grant such leave of absence to
    (美)准…休假
    furloughed workers.
    获准休假的工人。
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: from Dutch verlof, modelled on German Verlaub, of West Germanic origin and related to leave
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