occasion

[ə'keiʒən]

n.场合, 时机, 理由, 机会, 盛大场面
vt.引起, 致使

n.

1. 场合, 时刻; 重大活动, 盛典[C]

2. 时机, 机会[S][(+for)]

He seized the occasion to invite her home for dinner.

他抓住机会邀请她回家里吃饭。

3. 起因, 近因[S][(+of)]

Her departure was the occasion of much sadness.

她的离别是令人十分悲伤的起因。

4. 理由; 需要[U][(+for)][+to-v]

You have no occasion to buy another car.

你没有必要再买一辆汽车。

vt.

引起; 惹起[O1]

His rude behavior occasioned a quarrel.

他的无礼行为引起了一场争吵。

词形变化

动词过去式: occasioned | 动词过去分词: occasioned | 动词现在分词: occasioning | 动词第三人称单数: occasions |

词义辨析

同义:

n.时刻, 时机, 条件

time  instance  case  spot  circumstance  condition  situation  conjuncture

n.事务, 事件

occurrence  incident  episode  adventure  event  affair  happening  observance  service

n.机会, 时机

opportunity  season  stage  chance  opening

n.理由, 动机

reason  rationale  explanation  excuse  ground  justification  warrant  motive  motivation  inducement  incentive  incitement  impulse  cause  determinant  origin  source  fountainhead  mainspring

v.引起, 产生, 给……机会

motivate  prompt  induce  elicit  effect  cause  provoke  generate  breed  engender  beget  produce  make  create  start  originate  begin  bring about  bring to pass  

同义参见:

contingent  thing  sake  festival  factor  once  

英英释义

名词 occasion:

an event that occurs at a critical time

同义词：juncture

a vaguely specified social event

同义词：affair, social occasion, function, social function

reason

the time of a particular event

an opportunity to do something

动词 occasion:

give occasion to

短语词组

on occasion

1. 偶尔; 有时

She visits the city on occasion.

她有时到城里去。

补充

occasionoccasion英:[əˈkeiʒən] 美:[əˈkeʒən]n.1.时刻, 时候This is a gala occasion.这是一个欢乐的时刻。2.机会, 时机I want to take this occasion to thank you.我想借此机会向你表示感谢。3.特殊场合; 庆典I only wear a tie on special occasions.我只有在特殊的场合才系领带。4.原因, 理由There was no occasion to do so.没有理由这样做。vt.1.惹起, 引起Who occasioned his anger?谁惹他生气?The thing has occasioned us a lot of trouble.这件事给我们带来很大麻烦。

例句

1. I often think fondly of an occasion some years ago at Covent Garden.我经常愉快地回想起几年以前在科文特花园的那一次。 2. There are occasions when you must not refuse.总有一些无法拒绝的时候。 3. On one occasion, his father took him to the zoo.有一次, 他父亲带他去了动物园。 4. He acted as chauffeur on this occasion for Iris.在这种情形下, 他给艾丽丝当了司机。 5. a comment made on an earlier occasion早些时候说的一句话 6. I met her on several occasions.我见过她几次。 7. Mr Davis has been asked on a number of occasions.戴维斯先生被询问了很多次。 8. It would be an ideal occasion for a party.这将是举办聚会的绝佳时机。 9. It avoided so many of the occasions for awkwardness that seemed to occur when they were face to face.这避免了很多让他们面对面的场合, 免去了尴尬。 10. For the girls, nature study was an occasion for lazy walks.对女孩子而言, 自然课是可以慵懒地散步的机会。 11. This is not the occasion for another argument.现在不是再争吵的时候。 12. 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。 13. an occasion for her to sing她唱歌的一次机会 14. The party was quite an occasion.这次的聚会非比寻常。 15. a unique family occasion一次独特的家庭聚会 16. I have a special occasion to dress up for.有一个特殊活动需要我为之精心打扮。 17. The photo was taken on the occasion of her marriage.这张照片是她结婚的时候拍的。 18. There was a great sense of occasion when the first ever free elections were held.当举行第一次自由选举的时候, 气氛特别隆重。 19. Near-fanatical security dampened the sense of occasion.近乎极端的安保措施破坏了现场的盛大氛围。 20. Grace proposes to mark the occasion with a 21st birthday party.格雷斯建议举办一个派对来庆祝21岁生日。 21. His funeral was the occasion of a massive outpouring of grief.他的葬礼引发了巨大的悲痛。 22. 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。 23. I had occasion to consult my GP due to pain in my shoulder.我的肩膀疼痛, 有必要咨询一下我的医生。 24. This question will be resolved when the occasion arises.出现这种情况时, 问题会被解决的。 25. He treated them seriously and, on occasion, entertained them hilariously.他对他们很严肃, 但有时候也会逗得他们哈哈大笑。 26. He translated not only from the French but also, on occasion, from the Polish.他不仅做法语翻译, 有时也做些波兰语翻译。 27. Some of the players may, on occasion, break the rules.一些运动员有时候可能会违反规则。 28. 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力挽狂澜, 踢出了很长一段时间以来的最佳水平。 29. Dekker had risen to the occasion with an insight that surprised us all.德克尔以其出乎所有人意料的洞察力化解了此次危机。 30. I'd take occasion to consider my prospects.我会抓住时机考虑下自己的前途。 31. deaths occasioned by police activity警方行动所造成的死亡 32. He argued that the release of hostages should not occasion a change in policy.他辩称, 人质的释放不应引起政策的改变。 33. on one occasion I stayed up until two in the morning.有一次我直到凌晨2点才去睡觉。 34. she was presented with a gold watch to mark the occasion.为了纪念那个重大场合她被赠与一块金表。 35. [mass noun]Sunday lunch has a suitable sense of occasion about it.周日午餐给人一种重大场合才有的感觉。 36. by-elections are traditionally an occasion for registering protest votes.补缺选举向来都是记反对票的适当时机。 37. [with infinitive]it's the first time that I've had occasion to complain.这是我第一次有理由抱怨。 38. something vital must have occasioned this visit.肯定有什么重大的事导致了这次访问。 39. [with two objs]his death occasioned her much grief.他的死使她十分悲痛。 40. on occasion, the state was asked to intervene.有时政府会被要求进行干预。 41. I have met Bill on two occasions.我见过比尔两次。 42. Their wedding was a memorable occasion.他们的婚礼是值得纪念的大事。 43. I shall tell her what I think if the occasion arises (= if I get the chance).待有合适的时机，我就会把我的想法告诉她。 44. "birthdays, anniversaries, and other special occasions"生日、周年纪念及其他特殊时节 45. They marked/celebrated the occasion with their families.他们和家人一起纪念/庆祝这个特殊的日子。 46. She wrote a song especially for the occasion.她专门为这个特殊的日子写了首歌。 47. Roses are the perfect flower for any occasion.玫瑰是适合各种时节的理想花卉。 48. formal occasions正式庆典 49. a memorable/historic occasion值得纪念的/具有历史意义的日子 50. "On the occasion of their 25th wedding anniversary, they took a vacation to Paris."结婚25周年时，他们去巴黎度了假。 51. This would mark the first occasion [=time] that the club accepted new members.这将标志着这家俱乐部第一次接纳新会员。 52. "We usually meet at noon, but on this particular occasion, we met at two o'clock."通常我们是中午见面，但这次情况特殊，我们两点才见面。 53. I heard him speak on more than one occasion. = I heard him speak on several occasions.我听过几次他的讲话。 54. We had occasion to watch her perform last summer.我们去年夏天有机会看了她的演出。 55. The boys never had occasion to meet each other.这些男孩从来没有机会相见。 56. She never found an occasion to suggest her ideas.她从未找到一次发表意见的机会。 57. He took/used the occasion to make an announcement.他借此机会发表了一项声明。 58. The team's win was an occasion for celebration.团队胜利是庆祝的理由。 59. "On occasion [=occasionally], we'll drive out to the beach and watch the sunset."有时，我们会开车到海滨看日落。 60. I have on occasion tried to help him with his homework.我有时努力帮助他做家庭作业。 61. These machines are still used on occasion today.这些机器至今还时不时地使用。 62. The program has occasioned [=brought about] much discussion about violence on television.这个电视节目引起了对电视暴力的热议。 63. Her trip back home was occasioned by her mother's recent death.由于母亲最近去世，她回家了。