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单词 occasion
释义
occasion
əkʒən əˈkeɪʒən oʊˈkeɪʒən
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense , plural occasions, present participle occasioning, past tense , past participle occasioned
1 N-COUNT 时刻;时候;时节;场合 An occasion is a time when something happens, or a case of it happening. 时刻;时候;时节;场合
  • I often think fondly of an occasion some years ago at Covent Garden.

    我时常愉快地回想起几年前在科文特花园的一个时刻。

  • Mr Davis has been asked on a number of occasions.

    戴维斯先生曾多次被问及。

SYN time, moment, point, stage
2 N-COUNT 重大活动;仪式;庆典 An occasion is an important event, ceremony, or celebration. 重大活动;仪式;庆典
  • Taking her with me on official occasions has been a challenge.

    带着她出席正式场合对我来说一直是个挑战。

  • It will be a unique family occasion.

    这将是一次特别的家庭聚会。

SYN function, event, affair, do [informal]
3 N-COUNT 机会;时机 An occasion for doing something is an opportunity for doing it. 机会;时机 [formal]
  • It is an occasion for all the family to celebrate. [+ for]

    这是个值得举家庆祝的时刻。

  • It is always an important occasion for setting out government policy. [+ for]

    这历来都是阐明政府政策的重要时机。

SYN opportunity, chance, time, opening
4 VERB 导致;引起;使发生 To occasion something means to cause it. 导致;引起;使发生 [formal]
  • He argued that the release of hostages should not occasion a change in policy. [VERB noun]

    他认为释放人质不应造成政策的改变。

SYN cause, begin, produce, create
5 See also: sense of occasion 
6 PHRASE 有必要(做);需要(做) If you have occasion to do something, it is necessary for you to do it. 有必要(做);需要(做)
  • We have had occasion to deal with members of the group on a variety of charges.

    我们有必要以多项罪名起诉该组织的成员。

7 PHRASE 偶尔;间或;有时 If something happens on occasion, it happens sometimes, but not very often. 偶尔;间或;有时
  • He treated them seriously and, on occasion, entertained them hilariously.

    他对待他们严肃认真,偶尔又逗得他们捧腹不已。

  • He translated not only from the French but also, on occasion, from the Polish.

    他不仅做法文翻译,有时也做些波兰语翻译。

SYN occasionally, sometimes, at times, from time to time
8 PHRASE 成功应付困难局面;关键时刻发挥作用 If you say that someone rose to the occasion, you mean that they did what was necessary to successfully overcome a difficult situation. 成功应付困难局面;关键时刻发挥作用
  • Inverness, however, rose to the occasion in the second half, producing some of the best football they have played for some time.

    然而,因弗内斯队在下半场经受住了考验,踢出了很长一段时间以来的最佳水平。

Word Partnership
Word PartnershipUse occasion with:
ADJ.

festive occasion, historic occasion, rare occasion, solemn occasion, special occasion 1 2

VERB.

mark an occasion 2

rise to an occasion 8

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