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
考试类型：[六级/考研/托福/IELTS/GRE]

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vocation的用法和样例：

例句

用作名词(n.)

She chose nursing as her vocation.她选择护士为职业。
He was equipped with knowledge for the vocation.他具有这项职业的学识。
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。
The industry is facing vocation conformity in China.在中国,这种工业面临行业整合。
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

【近义词】

occupation职业
career生涯
work工作
trade贸易
profession职业
calling召唤
craft工艺
job工作
art艺术
aptitude天资
inclination倾向
talent天赋
bentbend的过去式和过去分...
urge驱策
natural ability本能
business商业
line线
employment职业
pursuit追求
skill技能
occupational group职业团体

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