/'i:stə(r); `istɚ/
n annual Christian festival, that occurs on a Sunday in March or April, and celebrates the resurrection of Christ after the crucifixion; period about this time 复活节（基督徒一年一度的节日, 于3月或4月的一个星期日, 纪念耶稣在十字架上受刑死後复活）; 复活节期间
*[attrib 作定语] ,Easter `Day 复活节日
* ,Easter `Sunday 复活节星期日
* `Easter week, ie the week beginning on Easter Sunday 复活节周（自复活节星期日起的一周）
* the Easter holidays 复活节假期.

n [U and C]
[Language: Old English;Origin: eastre]
a Christian holy day in March or April when Christians remember the death of Christ and his return to life
　on Easter Sunday
→Good Friday
the period of time just before and after Easter Day
at Easter
　We'll probably go away at Easter.
Easter holiday/weekend/break
　We spent the Easter holidays in Wales.