音标:[vәu'keiʃәn] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
n. 职业, 天命, 天职, 才能, 行业
[法] 行业, 职业, 职业上的才能
n the particular occupation for which you are trained
n a body of people doing the same kind of work
词型变化:名词复数形式 : vocations
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vocation的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. She chose nursing as her vocation.她选择护士为职业。
  2. He was equipped with knowledge for the vocation.他具有这项职业的学识。
  3. She struggled for years to find her true vocation.她多年来苦苦寻找真正适合自己的职业。
  4. The industry is facing vocation conformity in China.在中国,这种工业面临行业整合。
  5. Teaching children is a vocation.教育儿童是一项使命。

词汇搭配

  • commercial vocation商务行业

经典引文

  • It's no good my being ordained if I haven't a real vocation.

    出自:W. S. Maugham
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