Furlough

['fɜːləʊ] or ['fɝlo]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) a temporary leave of absence from military duty.

(verb.) grant a leave to; 'The prisoner was furloughed for the weekend to visit her children'.

(verb.) dismiss, usually for economic reasons; 'She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized'.

編輯:基蒂--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(a.) Leave of abserice; especially, leave given to an offcer or soldier to be absent from service for a certain time; also, the document granting leave of absence.

(v. t.) To furnish with a furlough; to grant leave of absence to, as to an offcer or soldier.

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同義詞及近義詞：

n. Leave of absence.

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解釋/意思:

n. leave of absence.—v.t. to grant leave of absence.

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