vocation
英 [vəʊˈkeɪʃn]
美 [voʊˈkeɪʃn]
n. (认为特别适合自己的)工作，职业，生活方式; (认为某种工作或生活方式特别适合自己的)信心，使命感; 圣召; 神召
复数：vocations
Collins.1 / BNC.11792 / COCA.9913
同义词辨析
professioncareeroccupationvocation【导航词义：职业，行业】
professionn. 职业，行业
〔辨析〕
指需要经过专业培训的职业，尤指需要较高的受教育水平的职业。
〔例证〕
Many students have the intention of joining the legal profession.
很多学生打算投身法律行业。
She is a nurse by profession.
她的职业是护士。
很多学生打算投身法律行业。
She is a nurse by profession.
她的职业是护士。
careern. 职业，事业
〔辨析〕
指从事的职业或希望毕生从事的事业。
〔例证〕
His first concern while looking for a job is career prospects.
他找工作时首先关注的是职业前景。
She sacrificed a promising career to take care of her family.
她为了照顾家庭而牺牲了很有前途的事业。
他找工作时首先关注的是职业前景。
She sacrificed a promising career to take care of her family.
她为了照顾家庭而牺牲了很有前途的事业。
occupationn. 工作，职业
〔辨析〕
泛指任何一种工作，通常不用来谈论自己的职业，多用于表格填写或正式书面语中。
〔例证〕
Please state your occupation in the box below.
请把你的职业写在下面的方框内。
Unskilled manual occupations usually don't earn much.
没有技术含量的体力工作通常挣钱不多。
请把你的职业写在下面的方框内。
Unskilled manual occupations usually don't earn much.
没有技术含量的体力工作通常挣钱不多。
vocationn. 工作，职业
〔辨析〕
指某人认为特别适合自己的工作。
〔例证〕
He believed that to be a writer was his true vocation.
他认为当作家是他真正的使命。
The girl missed her vocation - she should have been an actress.
那姑娘入错行了，她本该当演员。
他认为当作家是他真正的使命。
The girl missed her vocation - she should have been an actress.
那姑娘入错行了，她本该当演员。
牛津词典
noun
- （认为特别适合自己的）工作，职业，生活方式
a type of work or way of life that you believe is especially suitable for you- Nursing is not just a job─it's a vocation.
护理不仅仅是一项工作，而且还是一种职业。 - She believes that she has found her true vocation in life.
她相信自己找到了真正适合自己的生活方式。 - You missed your vocation─you should have been an actor.
你干错行了，你本该当演员。
- Nursing is not just a job─it's a vocation.
- （认为某种工作或生活方式特别适合自己的）信心，使命感
a belief that a particular type of work or way of life is especially suitable for you- He has a vocation for teaching.
他是教书的材料。 - She is a doctor with a strong sense of vocation.
她是一位具有强烈使命感的医生。
- He has a vocation for teaching.
- 圣召；神召
a belief that you have been chosen by God to be a priest or nun- a vocation to the priesthood
司铎圣召
- a vocation to the priesthood
柯林斯词典
- N-VAR 使命;天职
If you have avocation, you have a strong feeling that you are especially suited to do a particular job or to fulfil a particular role in life, especially one which involves helping other people.- It could well be that he has a real vocation...
很可能他是找到了自己真正的使命。 - Diana was a young mission school teacher convinced of her vocation to provide support for her schoolgirl pupils.
黛安娜是教会学校的一名年轻老师，她深信帮助学校的女学生是其天职。
- It could well be that he has a real vocation...
- N-VAR （认为特别适合自己的）工作，职业
If you refer to your job or profession as yourvocation, you feel that you are particularly suited to it.- Her vocation is her work as an actress...
她的职业就是当演员。 - She has no vocation for teaching.
她不是当老师的料。
- Her vocation is her work as an actress...
英英释义
noun
- the particular occupation for which you are trained
- a body of people doing the same kind of work
双语例句
- The agricultural practice became a challenging and rewarding vocation.
农业实践活动变成了一种富有挑战性，而且又有收益的行业。 - Trades union leadership in those days was less a career than a vocation.
那时候的工会领导与其说是一份职业，倒不如说是一种使命。 - Artistic and aesthetic vocation would be your perfect choice.
艺术类和审美学的职业将会是你绝佳的选择。 - It could well be that he has a real vocation
很可能他是找到了自己真正的使命。 - The practical and utilitarian purpose of the vocation education at that time was characteristic and successful.
其以实用、实利为出发点的职业教育宗旨，颇具特色，并取得了很大的成绩。 - My vocation was extended by sympathetic commanding officer.
好心的指挥官延长了我的假期。 - Teaching children ought to be a vocation as well as a way of earning money.
教育儿童应是一种职业，也是一种赚钱的方法。 - An implement used in the practice of a vocation.
一种用在某个行业实践中的器具。 - At last I've found my true vocation.
我终于找到了真正适合我的工作。 - Writing is both my vocation and my avocation; that's all I do.
写字是我的职责，也是我的业余爱好；那是我的全部工作所在。