shore leave
noun [ U ] uk/ˈʃɔː ˌliːv/ us/ˈʃɔːr ˌliːv/
（船员的）上岸假，登岸假
the time when a sailor is not working on a ship and can spend time on land
Thousands of fellow sailors were on shore leave in Honolulu. 数千水手在檀香山上岸休假。
En route to Alaska the crew will get 36 hours' shore leave. 在前往阿拉斯加的途中，船员们将获得36小时的登岸假。
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- The film is about three sailors who try to pick up women while on shore leave in New York.
- We had a few hours of shore leave in the little town of Kodiak.
- The demands on the crew of mega-yachts are increasing, with tighter schedules and less shore leave.