furlough

无薪假、强制休假美式

The airline put thousands of workers on unpaid furlough last spring.

那家航空公司去年春天让数千名员工放无薪假。

休假、探亲假军事

He came home on a two-week furlough before shipping out again.

他休了两周假回家，之后又要出发了。

让…放无薪假、暂时解雇常用被动

The factory furloughed half its staff until orders picked up.

工厂让一半的员工放无薪假，直到订单回升。

准假、放假正式

Soldiers were furloughed for the holidays after months of training.

经过数月训练后，士兵们获准放假过节。