furlough
noun [ C ] US uk/ˈfɜː.ləʊ/ us/ˈfɝː.loʊ/
（员工或军人的）休假，探亲假
a period of time that a worker or a soldier is allowed to be absent, especially to return temporarily to their own town or country
furlough
verb [ T ] US uk/ˈfɜː.ləʊ/ us/ˈfɝː.loʊ/
准许…休假;强制…休假
to allow or force someone to be absent temporarily from work
After safety concerns, the company furloughed all 4,000 of its employees. 出于安全考虑，该公司强制所有的4000名雇员休假。