/sə'bætɪkl; sə`bætɪkl/
adj
1 [attrib 作定语] (of leave) given at intervals to academics for travel, study, etc （指假期）给大学教师的（用于旅行、研究等）
*a sabbatical term, year, etc 大学教师的休假学期、学年等.
2 (fml 文) of or like the sabbath （似）安息日的.

n [C, U] (period of) sabbatical leave （大学教师的）休假（期间）
*a one-year sabbatical 为期一年的休假
* be on sabbatical 在休假.

n [U and C]
a period when someone, especially someone in a university job, stops doing their usual work in order to study or travel
　She took a long sabbatical .
on sabbatical
　Dr Watson's away on sabbatical.