1. Day off (正确复合名词)
-- 结构:名词+副词构成的固定复合词
-- 语义:指"休息日/休假",强调被批准的合法休息
-- 用法特征:
* 可数名词(常与have/take搭配)
* 多指计划性休息(如周末、年假)
* 例句:
- "I'm taking two days off next week."(计划性)
- "Sunday is my ...(以上内容有节略,please sign in for more)
word-vs-word-cn
【day off】 —a day away from work, school, etc.:
- The bus-driver spends his “ 【day off】 ” in driving on a pal’s bus, on the box-seat by his pal’s side.
Note: The expression is not equivalent in meaning to the phrase day out—
1. a day away from home when one is free from duty:
- Ollie just loves going to shows and he thoroughly enjoyed his day out.
2. a servant’s free day:
- When it is the maid’s day out, Jack insists on helping with the dishes.
【off day】 —
1. a day when one does not feel fit or does not perform well:
- The bartender could have smiled a little but maybe it was his 【off day】 .
2. = 【day off】 1:
- I could also change which day was my 【off day】 to line up with friends’ birthdays or other celebrations.
Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase far- 【off day】 —a day remote in time:
- On that far- 【off day】 I lay on the rocks and listened to the deep rhythm of the Atlantic.