Christmas
英 [ˈkrɪsməs]
美 [ˈkrɪsməs]
n. 圣诞节(12月25日); 圣诞节期间
Collins.4 / BNC.1142 / COCA.1232
同义词辨析
Xmasn. 〈非正式〉圣诞节
〔辨析〕
Christmas 的一种缩写形式，常写于标牌或贺卡上。X 是希腊语“基督”的首字母。
〔例证〕
May Xmas bring you joy and happiness.
愿圣诞节给您带来幸福与欢乐。
A merry Xmas to all our readers!
祝我们所有的读者圣诞快乐!
愿圣诞节给您带来幸福与欢乐。
A merry Xmas to all our readers!
祝我们所有的读者圣诞快乐!
Christmasn. 圣诞节
〔辨析〕
即基督徒庆祝耶稣基督（Jesus Christ）诞生的节日，可指圣诞节（12月25日）当天，也可指圣诞节前后不久，比 Xmas 正式，可用于各种场合。
〔例证〕
I would like to wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year.
祝您圣诞节愉快，新年快乐。
We'll return to New Zealand at Christmas.
我们将于圣诞节期间回新西兰。
We usually sing carols at Christmas.
圣诞节时，我们通常会唱圣诞颂歌。
祝您圣诞节愉快，新年快乐。
We'll return to New Zealand at Christmas.
我们将于圣诞节期间回新西兰。
We usually sing carols at Christmas.
圣诞节时，我们通常会唱圣诞颂歌。
牛津词典
noun
- 圣诞节（12月25日）
25 December, the day when Christians celebrate the birth of Christ- Christmas dinner/presents
圣诞大餐 / 礼物
- Christmas dinner/presents
- 圣诞节期间
the period that includes Christmas Day and the days close to it- the Christmas holidays/vacation
圣诞节假期 - Are you spending Christmas with your family?
你和家人共度圣诞节假日吗？ - Happy Christmas!
圣诞快乐！ - Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
圣诞快乐并恭贺新禧！
- the Christmas holidays/vacation
柯林斯词典
- N-VAR 圣诞节(12月25日)
Christmasis a Christian festival when the birth of Jesus Christ is celebrated. Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of December.- The day after Christmas is generally a busy one for retailers...
圣诞节后的那一天零售商一般都比较忙。 - Merry Christmas, Mom.
妈妈，圣诞快乐！
- The day after Christmas is generally a busy one for retailers...
- N-VAR 圣诞节期间
Christmasis the period of several days around and including Christmas Day.- During the Christmas holidays there's a tremendous amount of traffic between the Northeast and Florida...
在圣诞假日期间，东北地区和佛罗里达州之间的交通十分繁忙。 - He'll be in the hospital over Christmas, so we'll be spending our Christmas Day there.
圣诞期间他在医院，所以圣诞节那天我们会在医院过。
- During the Christmas holidays there's a tremendous amount of traffic between the Northeast and Florida...
双语例句
- He decided we should spend Christmas in Acapulco. There we could ski some and relax.
他作出了决定：我们会到阿卡普尔科过圣诞节。在那里我们可以滑滑雪，休息休息。 - I can remember the thrill of not knowing what I would get on Christmas morning
我还记得自己不知道圣诞节早晨会得到什么礼物时内心有多么激动。 - This reminds me of Christmas parties.
这让我想起圣诞聚会。 - Shops close only on Christmas Day and New Year's Day
商店只在圣诞日和元旦停业。 - After a brief inquiry about the Christmas holiday, he returned to the subject of music.
简短地问了一下圣诞假期之后，他又回到了音乐的话题上。 - The day after Christmas is generally a busy one for retailers
圣诞节后的那一天零售商一般都比较忙。 - Usually at this time our thoughts are on Christmas
通常在这种时候，我们的心思全放在了圣诞节上。 - And so Christmas passed.
圣诞节就这么过去了。 - We decorated the house for Christmas.
我们装饰房子过圣诞节。 - The crews of the Card and its consorts had eaten Christmas dinner in Casablanca before sailing.
在起航前“卡德”号和僚舰上的官兵已在卡萨布兰卡吃了圣诞晚餐。