a busman's holiday

意思

time off spent doing the same kind of thing as your job

休假時仍做和工作同類的事.

例句

1. 1For a chef, cooking for twenty relatives at Christmas is a busman's holiday.
2. 2Our maths teacher spent the summer marking exam papers, which was a busman's holiday for her.
3. 3Tom drives a taxi all week, so a road trip with his family feels like a busman's holiday.
4. 4Isn't touring other hospitals during your week off a bit of a busman's holiday for a nurse?
5. 5Priya, a tour guide, says a weekend showing friends round London is a busman's holiday.

文法

保留 a 和所有格 busman's。通常用在 be 或 feel like 之後。