occasion
机会,时机;场合;理由;需要
惹起,引起;
变形
复数:occasions过去式:occasioned过去分词:occasioned现在分词:occasioning第三人称单数:occasions
双语释义
- [C]时刻,时候 a time when sth happens
- [S]机会,时机 a suitable or favorable time
- [C]特殊场合; 庆典 a special event or ceremony
- [S]原因,理由 a direct cause or reason
- vt. 惹起,引起cause
英英释义
occasion[ ə'keiʒən, əu- ]
- n.
- an event that occurs at a critical time
"it was needed only on special occasions"
同义词:juncture
- a vaguely specified social event
"an occasion arranged to honor the president"
同义词:affairsocial occasionfunctionsocial function
- reason
"there was no occasion for complaint"
- the time of a particular event
"on the occasion of his 60th birthday"
- an opportunity to do something
"there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill"
- an event that occurs at a critical time
- v.give occasion to
词汇搭配
- celebrate an occasion庆祝某个时刻
- choose one's occasion选择时机
- fit the occasion适合这种场合
- take occasion利用机会
- formal occasion正式场合
- auspicious occasion吉祥的时刻
- the big occasion大庆的日子
- by the occasion利用这个机会
- on one occasion在一个时刻
- upon every occasion一有机会
- occasion for laughter笑的场合
- occasion trouble引起麻烦
词组短语
on the occasion在那时;值此…之际
special occasion特别的时刻;特别的场合
on the occasion of值此…之际
on occasion有时;偶尔
on this occasion adj. 这一次
on one occasion adj. 有一次;曾经, 有一个时候
on that occasion在那个时机;在那个时候;在那个场合下
rise to the occasion应付自如
同近义词辨析
event重大事件
occasion场合,时刻,机关
indicate小事件
case事实,情况,实例
opportunity 主要指能够去做某事,尤其是达到自己目的,实现某种愿望的好机会。如:You should make the most of your opportunities of seeing the country and learning the language.(你应该尽量利用你的机会去看看这个国家,学习它的语言。)
occasion 主要指“时机”,“场合”,也含有“机会”的意思。如:The flags are hung out on the occasion of the National Day.(每逢国庆节,国旗都悬持出来了。)
chance 多指偶然的机会,意外的机会,带有侥幸的意味。如:Even so, it was a lucky chance that he could do it.(即使如此,那也是他凭着侥幸才做到这点。)
双语例句
- I only wear a tie on special occasions.
我只在特殊场合才打领带。 - This is not an occasion for laughter.
这不是笑的时候. - There was no occasion for you to be so rude.
你没有理由这样粗鲁。 - This will be an occasion for us all to make a new start.
这是我们大家重新开始的好机会。 - The prince's wedding was quite an occasion.
王子的婚礼可真是一场盛会。
- What occasioned his angry protest is the rival's deliberate and cynical foul.
对手的恶意犯规引起他的愤怒反抗。 - Stephen's behaviour occasioned his parents much anxiety.
斯蒂芬的行为使其父母十分担心。