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
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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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。
All right. Just for a minute. I came to give you a message.
好！稍等一会儿。我来给你捎个口信。
We can't go to the public parks or swimming pools.
我们不能上公园或是去游泳池。