furlough
n. 休假；公休
v. 准……放假；（暂时）解雇
过去式：furloughed 过去分词：furloughed 现在分词：furloughing 第三人称单数：furloughs
近义词：vacation，sabbatical，holiday，leave，absence，leaveofabsence，of，layoff，shutdown，unemployment，layoff，
英英释义
Noun
- a temporary leave of absence from military duty
Verb
- dismiss, usually for economic reasons;
"She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized"
- grant a leave to;
"The prisoner was furloughed for the weekend to visit her children"
例句
用作名词(n.)
- I have a furlough every three years.我每三年休假一次。
- Some soldiers went on furlough for two weeks.有些士兵休假两周。
用作动词(v.)
- The governor has agreed to furlough himself.州长同意自己休假。
- The troubled airline plans to furlough between 140 and 180 pilots.陷入困境的航空公司准备暂时解雇140到180名飞行员。