occasion

[英] [əˈkeiʒən] [美] [əˈkeʒən] 生词本

n.

vt.

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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. 
  • 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。

2. N-COUNT 重大活动;仪式;庆典 An occasion is an important event, ceremony, or celebration. 
  • 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。

3. N-COUNT 机会;时机 An occasion for doing something is an opportunity for doing it. 
  • It is an occasion for all the family to celebrate...

    这是个值得举家庆祝的时刻。

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

    这历来都是阐明政府政策的重要时机。

4. VERB 导致;引起;使发生 To occasion something means to cause it. 
  • He argued that the release of hostages should not occasion a change in policy.

    他认为释放人质不应造成政策的改变。

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. 
  • 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. 
  • 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。

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. 
  • 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。

Noun

1. an event that occurs at a critical time;

  • "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"
  • "it was needed only on special occasions"

2. a vaguely specified social event;

  • "the party was quite an affair"
  • "an occasion arranged to honor the president"
  • "a seemingly endless round of social functions"

3. reason;

  • "there was no occasion for complaint"

4. the time of a particular event;

  • "on the occasion of his 60th birthday"

5. an opportunity to do something;

  • "there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill"
Verb

1. give occasion to

计算机

  • 1.机会;原因
1. A funeral is a somber occasion.
葬礼是个忧郁的场合。

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2. A funeral is a sombre occasion.
葬礼是个忧郁的场合。

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3. A funeral is a sorrowful occasion.
葬礼是一种令人悲伤的场合。

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4. By occasion of illness of him, we can't play tennis.
因为他有病,我们不能打网球了。

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5. Conversation on such an occasion is not expected to soar above polite commonplaces.
不能指望在这种场合的谈话会超越平常的客套。

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6. Everyone should indulge in fantasy on occasion.
每个人都应偶尔沉浸在想像之中。

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7. Finding a job should have been an occasion for rejoicing.
找到工作本该值得高兴。

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8. He cut a poor figure on a public occasion.
他在大庭广众中大出洋相。

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9. He found what he was saying was not proper for the occasion and he stopped short.
他觉得自己说的话不对碴儿,就停住了。

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10. He rose to the occasion and gave an excellent speech.
他随机应变,发表了一段精彩的演讲。

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11. He was equal to the occasion.
他能应付这个局势。

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12. He was gifted, on occasion, with a gentle raillery, which almost always concealed a serious meaning.
他一有机会,总爱说一些温和的讥诮言词,但几乎每次都含着严正的意义。

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13. He who is disposed for mischief will never want occasion.
存心要使坏,不怕没机会。

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14. Her dress was too showy for such a formal occasion.
在如此正式的场合,她的服装过分华丽了。

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15. Her presence lent an air of respectability to the occasion.
她的到场使那种场合增添了崇高的气氛。

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16. Her tears were fought back on such an occasion.
在这种场合下她忍住了眼泪。

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17. His behaviour was not in keeping with the solemn occasion.
他的举止与这庄严的场合不协调。

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18. His clothes befits the occasion.
他的服装适合那种场合。

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19. His clothes were rather flamboyant for such a serious occasion.
他的衣着在这种严肃场合太浮夸了。

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20. I am deeply honoured to be invited to this momentous occasion.
能应邀出席如此重要的场合,我深感荣幸。

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