Vocation
[ vo'keʃən ]
第5级
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n. 职业，使命;神召，天命;
💡 词根助记
voc呼喊，声，召集+ation表名词→[受到]召唤→职业，召唤
📝 例句
He felt a vocation to go and help the poor.
他怀有去帮助穷人的使命感。
The vocation will fit you to a hair.
这个天职对你完全适合。
It became urgent that I should have a vocation of some kind.
我要找个什么职业，这已经是迫不急待的事了。
For Durkheim, sociology was a vocation.
对于迪尔凯姆来说社会学是一种职业。
He lacks any sense of vocation.
他毫无使命感。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ vocation-职业,vacation-假期:有些职业没有假期
※ vacation-假期、休假,vocation-天职:假期的本质就是远离工作
※ vo-谐音“我”,ca-拼音“查”,tion-谐音“神”:我的使命是神的工作
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-voc-表示“呼喊”
常见变体有-vok-
📖 牛津释义
vocation
n
1 [C] ~ (for/to sth) feeling that one is called to (and qualified for) a certain kind of work, esp social or religious （认为自己合於做某事的）使命感（尤指社会上的或宗教上的）
vocations to the priesthood, ministry, etc 任牧师等的使命感
have/follow one's vocation to become a nun 奉神召当修女
Nursing is a vocation as well as a profession. 护理工作既是职业也是救死扶伤的责任.
2 [U] ~ (for sth) natural liking or aptitude for a certain type of work （对某种工作的）天生的爱好或才能
He has little vocation for teaching. 他不是教书的材料.
3 [C usu sing 通常作单数]
(fml 文) person's trade or profession 行业; 职业
find one's true vocation (in life) 找到了（一生中）真正的职业
You should be an actor you've missed your vocation, ie you are following the wrong career. 你应该当演员--你入错行了.
🎯 考研助记
我开心（谐音） vocation 职业-o-work工作 vacation(假期)-a.a双休日 网友：yqy 补充：voc声音+ation→[受到]召唤→有职业；vocation-location：传唤到那个位置
🔁 扩展释义
*[vәu'keiʃәn]n. 职业, 天命, 天职, 才能, 行业【法】 行业, 职业, 职业上的才能
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Well, we listened to lectures about pollution, agriculture, nuclear waste, radiation and so on.
噢，我们听取有关污染、农业、核废料、辐射等讲座。
Of course. You may find these rather expensive.
当然。不过这些衣服你可能觉得相当贵。
Now let's drink to the success of your school!
现在，咱们为你办学成功，干杯！