vocation 详细解释

vocation

[vəu'keiʃən]

n.职业, 行业, 使命

n.

1. 行业, 职业[C]

She chose nursing as her vocation.

她选择护士为职业。

2. (对特定职业的)禀性, 倾向, 才能[S][(+for)]

He has little vocation for teaching.

他缺少教书的才能。

3. 神召, 圣召[U][S1]

4. 天职, 使命[C]

Nursing is a vocation as well as a profession.

护理既是职业又是使命。

词形变化

副词: vocally | 名词: vocalness |

词义辨析

同义:

n.行业, 职业

occupation  business  trade  line  work  calling  craft  

同义参见:

skill  profession  pursuit  employment  career  

英英释义

名词 vocation:

the particular occupation for which you are trained

同义词:career, calling

a body of people doing the same kind of work

同义词:occupational group

补充

vocationvocation英:[vəuˈkeiʃən] 美:[voˈkeʃən]n.1.职业; 行业You've missed your vacation, Mary, you should have been a nurse!你找错了行当, 玛丽, 你该当护士。2.适合性, 才能3.使命, 天职

例句

1. not all of us have a vocation to be nurses or doctors.我们并不都觉得自己适合当护士或医生。 2. her vocation as a poet.她的诗歌创作事业。 3. Peter has finally found his vocation in life.彼得终于找到了一生中理想的职业。 4. It was her vocation [=calling] to be a teacher.当一名教师是她的使命。 5. This isn't just a job for me; it's a vocation.对我而言,这不仅仅是一份工作,而是一种使命。 6. people who follow a religious vocation神职人员 7. He never felt a real sense of vocation.他从未体验过一种真正的使命感。 8. his chosen vocation [=occupation]他选择的职业 9. She discovered architecture as her true vocation [=calling] while in college.上大学时,她发现自己真正想从事的是建筑行业。 10. He feels he missed his vocation [=did not have the career he should have] by not becoming a doctor.他觉得自己没当医生是入错了行。 11. "I'm a carpenter by vocation, but my hobby is painting."我的职业是木匠,但我的爱好是绘画。