occasion

noun

1. an event that occurs at a critical time

e.g. at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave
it was needed only on special occasions

Synonym: juncture

2. a vaguely specified social event

e.g. the party was quite an affair
an occasion arranged to honor the president
a seemingly endless round of social functions

Synonym: affairsocial occasionfunctionsocial function

3. reason

e.g. there was no occasion for complaint

4. an opportunity to do something

e.g. there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill

5. the time of a particular event

e.g. on the occasion of his 60th birthday

verb

1. give occasion to

1. 时刻；时候；时节；场合
An occasion is a time when something happens, or a case of it happening.

occasion是什么意思

e.g. I often think fondly of an occasion some years ago at Covent Garden...
我时常愉快地回想起几年前在科文特花园的一个时刻。
e.g. Mr Davis has been asked on a number of occasions.
戴维斯先生曾多次被问及。

2. 重大活动；仪式；庆典
An occasion is an important event, ceremony, or celebration.

e.g. Taking her with me on official occasions has been a challenge...
带着她出席正式场合对我来说一直是个挑战。
e.g. It will be a unique family occasion.
这将是一次特别的家庭聚会。

3. 机会；时机
An occasion for doing something is an opportunity for doing it.

occasion在线翻译

e.g. It is an occasion for all the family to celebrate...
这是个值得举家庆祝的时刻。
e.g. It is always an important occasion for setting out government policy.
这历来都是阐明政府政策的重要时机。

4. 导致；引起；使发生
To occasion something means to cause it.

e.g. He argued that the release of hostages should not occasion a change in policy.
他认为释放人质不应造成政策的改变。

5. see also: sense of occasion

6. 有必要（做）；需要（做）
If you have occasion to do something, it is necessary for you to do it.

occasion是什么意思

e.g. We have had occasion to deal with members of the group on a variety of charges.
我们有必要以多项罪名起诉该组织的成员。

7. 偶尔；间或；有时
If something happens on occasion, it happens sometimes, but not very often.

e.g. He treated them seriously and, on occasion, entertained them hilariously...
他对待他们严肃认真，偶尔又逗得他们捧腹不已。
e.g. He translated not only from the French but also, on occasion, from the Polish.
他不仅做法文翻译，有时也做些波兰语翻译。

8. 成功应付困难局面；关键时刻发挥作用
If you say that someone rose to the occasion, you mean that they did what was necessary to successfully overcome a difficult situation.

e.g. Inverness, however, rose to the occasion in the second half, producing some of the best football they have played for some time.
然而，因弗内斯队在下半场经受住了考验，踢出了很长一段时间以来的最佳水平。

1. occasion

1. 场合：学过服装的人都知道,西方人在穿着上有个T.P.O,他指的是时间(Time),地点(Place)场合(Occasion),意思是要根据时间,地点,场合的不同来选择不同的着装. 化妆造型其实也一样,也应该有一个T.P.O. 什么时间适合化淡妆,什么地点适合化浓妆,

2. 机会：这两方面是主观方面的原因,是创造绩效的主动因素;环境(environment)是指员工进行工作的客观条件,包括物质条件、制度条件、人际关系条件等;机会(occasion)则指可能性或机遇,主要由大环境的变化提供.

3. 是......的原因：neglect one's duties 玩忽职守 | occasion 是......的原因 | obtain 得到,获得