| [/əˈkeɪʒn; əˋkeʒən/] n 用法:
1 [C] particular time (at which an event takes place) （事情发生的）时刻, 时候, 场合:
on this/that occasion 此时[彼时] *
on the present/last occasion 在这次[上次] *
on one occasion, ie once 有一次 *
on rare occasions 偶尔 *
I've met him on several occasions. 我见过他几次. 用法:
2 [sing] ~ (for sth) suitable or right time (for sth); opportunity 时机; 机会:
This is not an occasion for laughter. 这不是笑的时候. *
I'll buy one if the occasion arises, ie if I get the chance. 有机会我就买一个. *
He used the occasion to express all his old grievances against the chairman. 他利用那机会表达了对主席积压已久的怨气. 用法:
3 [U] (fml 文) reason; need 原因; 理由; 需要:
I've had no occasion to visit him recently. 我最近无需去看他. *
You have no occasion to be angry. 你没有理由生气. *
She's not had much occasion to speak French. 她没有多少说法语的需要. 用法:
4 [C] special event or celebration 特殊的事件或庆典:
The wedding was quite an occasion. 该婚礼是一盛会. 用法:
5 [C] (fml 文) immediate but incidental or subordinate cause (of sth) （偶然的或次要的）直接事因, 近因:
The real cause of the riot was unclear, but the occasion was the arrest of two men. 骚乱的真正原因不明, 但起因是由於逮捕了两名男子. 用法:
6 (idm 习语) on oc`casion (fml 文) now and then; whenever there is need 不时; 必要时. on the occasion of sth (fml 文) at the time of (a certain event) 在（某事件）的时候:
on the occasion of his daughter's wedding 在他女儿的婚礼上. (have) a sense of oc`casion (have a) natural feeling for what is right or fitting for a particular event, etc （有）场合意识或应景观念:
He wore his shabbiest clothes to the party:
he has no sense of occasion! 他穿著最寒酸的衣服去参加聚会, 毫无场合意识! occasion 2
v [Tn, Dn.n, Dn.pr] ~ sth (to sb) (fml 文) be the cause of sth 引起或招致某事物; 为某事物的原因:
What occasioned such an angry response? 何故引起如此愤怒的反应? *
Stephen's behaviour occasioned his parents much anxiety. 斯蒂芬的行为使其父母十分担心. occasion 3
NOTE ON USAGE 用法:
Occasion, opportunity and chance all indicate a time when it is possible to do something. *occasion、 opportunity、 chance都表示有可能做某事的时候. Occasion suggests that the time is socially suitable for the activity *occasion指社交上从事某活动的合适时机:
A wedding is an occasion for celebration. 婚礼是欢庆的时刻. *
I'll speak to him if the occasion arises. 有机会我跟他说说. Opportunity and chance suggest that the necessary physical circumstances for doing something are present *opportunity和chance指有做某事所必需的实际环境:
I took the opportunity of visiting my aunt while I was in Birmingham. 我利用在伯明翰的机会探望了我的姨母. *
I hope you get a chance to relax. 希望你有机会松弛一下. Chance can also indicate a degree of probability *chance还可以指可能性的程度:
What are your chances of being promoted? 你晋升的可能性如何? Occasion may refer to the particular time when something happens *occasion可指某事发生的时刻:
I've met her on several occasions recently. 我最近见到过她好几次. |