busman's holiday
美 [ˌbʌsmənz ˈhɑːlədeɪ]英 [ˌbʌsmənz ˈhɒlədeɪ]
- n.做日常工作的假日
busman's holiday-
If you have a holiday , but spend it doing something similar to your usual work , you can refer to it as a busman 's holiday .
“工作假日”指的是照常工作的休假日。如果你在休假，但却做着和平日工作时差不多的事情，就可以称之为“工作假日”。
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My father spent a busman 's holiday working in his office .
爸爸的节假日有名无实，整个假期他都呆在办公室。
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He took a busman 's holiday last Sunday to catch up with his homework .
上星期天他的假日是在赶做家庭作业中度过的。
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The fire crew 's annual outing turned into a busman 's holiday when their bus caught fire . Fortunately , no one was hurt in the accident .
消防队员乘坐的巴士着了火，结果他们的年度出游变成了照常工作的假日，所幸无人在火中受伤。