1 N-VAR 使命;天职 If you have a vocation, 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. 使命;天职
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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。
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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。
2 N-VAR [oft poss NOUN] (认为特别适合自己的)工作,职业 If you refer to your job or profession as your vocation, you feel that you are particularly suited to it. (认为特别适合自己的)工作,职业
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Many are called, but few are chosen Bible: St. Matthew
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