外国人常用的英语短语 第506期:be on leave

释义：

be on leave 休假中

如果 leave 作为名词的话就表示“休假”，与 vacation 具有相近的含义。因此 be on leave 表示“休假中”，go on leave 表示“享受休假”。

例句：

He is on leave now. You can call him later.
他现在在休假，你可以稍后再打过来。
What's going to happen to us when she goes on leave?
如果她去度假的话，我们会怎么样？
She's going on leave?
她要去度假了？
Yes. He's in charge of that, but he's on leave now.
恩，他是主要负责人，不过现在正在休假。

对话：

A: Does Bill still work in this department?
比尔现在还在这个部门工作吗？
B: He does, but he's on leave right now.
恩，不过他现在正在休假。