プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
やすみ【休み】
❶〔休息〕(a) rest；〔休憩時間〕a recess, a break
ひと休みしなさい
Take a rest [break].
朝から夕方まで休みをとらずに働いた
I worked without rest [a break] from morning till evening.
お昼は１時間休みがある
We have an 「hour off [hour's recess] at noon.
❷〔休暇〕a holiday；〔長期の〕 《米》 a vacation，《英》 holidays ⇒きゅうか（休暇）
夏休み
the summer vacation [holidays]
試験休み
the holidays after examinations
２週間の休みをとった
I took two weeks' holiday [vacation].
休みにはどこへ行きますか
Where are you going for the holiday(s)?
学校は来週から夏休みになる
《米》 School closes for summer vacation next week.／《英》 School breaks up for the summer holidays next week.
今日は学校が休みだ
We have no school today.
彼は休みで留守だった
He was away on 「(a) vacation [(a) holiday].
銀行は土・日は休みだ
Banks are closed on Saturdays and Sundays.
彼は今日休みをとっている
He has taken the day off today.
一か月休みをとる必要があります
You need a month off.
来週１日休みをとりたいのですが
I'd like to take a [one] day off next week.
❸〔欠席，欠勤〕absence
お休みの理由はなんだったのですか
What was the reason for your absence?
今日は休みの生徒が多かった
Many pupils were absent today.
❹〔中断〕intermission
休みなく雨が降っている
It has been raining 「without intermission [steadily].
人質には休みなく見張りが付いていた
The hostage was constantly watched.