furlough

US [ˈfɜrloʊ]
UK [ˈfɜː(r)ləʊ]
  • n.（尤指在国外服役士兵的）休假（许可）；（犯人的）准假
  • v.给予休假；强迫…休假
  • Web暂时解雇；休假证；费隆
Plural Form：furloughs  Present Participle：furloughing  Past Tense：furloughed  

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furlough
n.
1.
（尤指在国外服役士兵的）休假（许可）permission to leave your duties for a period of time, especially for soldiers working in a foreign country
2.
（犯人的）准假permission for a prisoner to leave prison for a period of time
3.
（通常因发不出工资而给的）准假a period of time during which workers are told not to come to work, usually because there is not enough money to pay them

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1.
To see his mother. It's called compassionate furlough.
去见他妈妈这叫人文关怀休假
qù jiàn tā mā mā zhè jiào rén wén guān huái xiū jià
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2.
Rostov lived as before with Denisov, and the bond of friendship between them had become still closer since their furlough.
罗斯托夫仍旧和杰尼索夫住在一起，自从这二人休假以来，他们的友谊关系变得更加密切了。
luó sī tuō fū réng jiù hé jié ní suǒ fū zhù zài yì qǐ , zì cóng zhè èr rén xiū jià yǐ lái , tā men de yǒu yì guān xì biàn de gèng jiā mì qiè le 。
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3.
You might be better off using those furlough days to look for a more stable full-time gig.
若你用那几天的假期找一份更稳定的全职工作没准会更好。
ruò nǐ yòng nà jǐ tiān de jià qī zhǎo yī fèn gèng wěn dìng de quán zhí gōng zuò méi zhǔn huì gèng hǎo 。
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4.
Maybe Tommy Williams could be shut up by nothing more than a cushy furlough programme, but I wasn't entirely sure.
或许他们只不过多给汤米一些休假，就让他封口，我并不确定。
huò xǔ tā men zhǐ bú guò duō gěi tāng mǐ yì xiē xiū jià , jiù ràng tā fēng kǒu , wǒ bìng bù què dìng 。
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5.
As Lan Bin is on furlough, I therefore seeking your help to coordinate this training for the office.
因为蓝斌在休假，所以我想请你们帮助协调这次的培训事宜。
yīn wèi lán bīn zài xiū jià , suǒ yǐ wǒ xiǎng qǐng nǐ men bāng zhù xié tiáo zhè cì de péi xùn shì yí 。
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6.
Then don't try to entice me to overlook my furlough.
那就别劝我放弃自己的休假了。
nà jiù bié quàn wǒ fàng qì zì jǐ de xiū jià le 。
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7.
More than 200, 000 California State workers took an unpaid day off Friday as the state began its Friday furlough program.
加州超过200,000名工人因为该州开始实行周五休假计划而可以在周五休息。紧跟着国家预算危机产生，州长A。
jiā zhōu chāo guò èr bǎi , líng líng líng míng gōng rén yīn wèi gāi zhōu kāi shǐ shí xíng zhōu wǔ xiū jià jì huà ér kě yǐ zài zhōu wǔ xiū xi 。 jǐn gēn zhe guó jiā yù suàn wēi jī chǎn shēng , zhōu zhǎng A 。
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8.
This could mean a massive furlough of government workers.
这可能意味着大量的政府工作人员要暂时下岗。
zhè kě néng yì wèi zhe dà liàng de zhèng fǔ gōng zuò rén yuán yào zàn shí xià gǎng 。
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9.
This week, those workers along with the 230 others at the plant are on mandatory unpaid furlough.
本周，这些工人和另外230名工人又被强制无薪休假。
běn zhōu , zhè xiē gōng rén hé lìng wài èr bǎi sān shí míng gōng rén yòu bèi qiáng zhì wú xīn xiū jià 。
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10.
To close a $688 million budget gap, the governor announced the most drastic furlough program in the country.
为了终止688,000,000美元的预算缺口，政府宣布了在该国进行最严厉的休假计划。
wèi le zhōng zhǐ liù bǎi bā shí bā , líng líng líng , líng líng líng měi yuán de yù suàn quē kǒu , zhèng fǔ xuān bù le zài gāi guó jìn xíng zuì yán lì de xiū jià jì huà 。
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