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holidaymaker

/ˈhɑːlədeɪˌmeɪkər/ American
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  • n. 度假者
Definition
  • n. a person who is on holiday, especially away from home
Example
Every summer, holidaymakers fill the beach with towels and umbrellas.
每年夏天,度假的人们都会带着毛巾和遮阳伞挤满沙滩。
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Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析

Compared meaning: a person traveling for leisure or vacation (noun).

比较义项:为消遣而外出旅行、度假的人(名词)。

  • tourist

    Refers broadly to a person who travels, often to a foreign or unfamiliar place, mainly to sightsee and visit attractions; the most common, neutral, worldwide term.

    泛指外出旅行的人,通常前往陌生或异国的地方,主要目的是观光、游览名胜;是使用最广泛、最中性的说法,世界通用。

    The old cathedral is packed with tourists taking photos every afternoon.

    每天下午,这座古老的大教堂都挤满了拍照的游客。

  • holidaymaker 本词

    A mainly British English word for someone away from home on holiday, especially at the seaside or a resort, relaxing rather than actively sightseeing.

    主要用于英式英语,指离家外出度假的人,尤指在海边或度假胜地休闲放松,而不是主动观光游览。

    Holidaymakers spent the afternoon sunbathing and building sandcastles on the beach.

    度假者们整个下午都在沙滩上晒太阳、堆沙堡。

Tourist and holidaymaker both mean a person traveling for leisure. Tourist is the broad, worldwide word for someone who travels, mainly to sightsee and visit attractions. Holidaymaker is mainly British English, for someone away from home on holiday, at the seaside, relaxing rather than sightseeing.

两词都指为消遣而外出的人,但语气和侧重不同:tourist 强调观光游览、参观景点,用法更通用、世界通用;holidaymaker 是英式英语,强调离家在度假地(尤其海边)休闲放松,而不是主动游览景点。