furlough

verb

/ˈfɜːləʊ/

/ˈfɜːrləʊ/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they furlough	/ˈfɜːləʊ/ /ˈfɜːrləʊ/
he / she / it furloughs	/ˈfɜːləʊz/ /ˈfɜːrləʊz/
past simple furloughed	/ˈfɜːləʊd/ /ˈfɜːrləʊd/
past participle furloughed	/ˈfɜːləʊd/ /ˈfɜːrləʊd/
-ing form furloughing	/ˈfɜːləʊɪŋ/ /ˈfɜːrləʊɪŋ/

furlough somebody to give somebody permission to leave their duties for a period of time, especially soldiers working in a foreign country（尤指在国外服役士兵的）休假（许可）
furlough somebody (North American English) to give a prisoner permission to leave a prison for a period of time（犯人的）准假
furlough somebody (North American English) to tell workers not to come to work for a period of time, usually because there is not enough money to pay them（通常因发不出工资而给的）准假

noun

/ˈfɜːləʊ/

/ˈfɜːrləʊ/

[uncountable, countable]

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）
- The plane was full of soldiers going home on furlough.飞机上挤满了休假回家的士兵。
- a six-week furlough6周的假期
(North American English) permission for a prisoner to leave prison for a period of time（犯人的）准假
- He was released on a weekend furlough.他周末休假被释放。
- The prisoner failed to return from a furlough.囚犯休假未能回来。
Topics Crime and punishmentc2
(North American English) 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

词源early 17th cent.: from Dutch verlof, modelled on German Verlaub, of West Germanic origin and related to leave (noun).