vocations

英 [vəʊˈkeɪʃənz]

美 [voʊˈkeɪʃənz]

n.  (认为特别适合自己的)工作，职业，生活方式; (认为某种工作或生活方式特别适合自己的)信心，使命感; 圣召; 神召
vocation的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 使命;天职
  If you have avocation, you have a strong feeling that you are especially suited to do a particular job or to fulfil a particular role in life, especially one which involves helping other people.
  1. It could well be that he has a real vocation...
     很可能他是找到了自己真正的使命。
  2. Diana was a young mission school teacher convinced of her vocation to provide support for her schoolgirl pupils.
     黛安娜是教会学校的一名年轻老师，她深信帮助学校的女学生是其天职。
• N-VAR （认为特别适合自己的）工作，职业
  If you refer to your job or profession as yourvocation, you feel that you are particularly suited to it.
  1. Her vocation is her work as an actress...
     她的职业就是当演员。
  2. She has no vocation for teaching.
     她不是当老师的料。

双语例句

• Challenge: Today I can plan a special sacrifice for vocations.
  挑战：今天，我要为圣召，准备一次特殊的牺牲。
• The professional ethics of judges essentially differs from that of common vocations, for judges play special role in the society of rule of law.
  法官的职业伦理与普通行业的职业伦理有着本质的区别，这是法律职业特点和法官承担的特殊职能所决定的。
• Allison products cover a wide range of vocations including refuse, fire, off-highway, airport ground equipment, pick up and delivery, transit, intercity buses, coach and specialty vehicles.
  艾里逊产品用途广泛，包括垃圾、消防、非公路、机场服务设备、轻卡和运货、城市城间客车、旅游车和特种车辆。
• Most of the private prophecies of the saints and servants of God were concerned with individuals, their death, recovery from illness, or vocations.
  大部分的私人预言圣徒和仆人上帝的人关注个人，他们的死，恢复从生病，或职业。
• He may have done a little in all these vocations, Mr Lockwood; but I couldn't give my word for any.
  也许这些职业他都干过一点，洛克乌德先生，可是我说不出他究竟干了什么，我声明过我不知道他怎么搞到钱的！
• With these incidents, Tang Ying consulted experts from various vocations for measures in emergency.
  通过这些案例，唐颖向各行各业的专家请教了很多自我防范和应急的方法。
• Then after the combination of the quantitative and qualitative analysis of statistical analysis, the common features and the disparity because of ages, education backgrounds, vocations, and incomes will be observed.
  然后通过数据统计分析等定量研究方法与定性分析相结合，得出青岛女性旅游者特征的共同性，及在不同年龄、不同文化程度、不同职业以及不同收入等因素影响下的差异性。
• Three factors are crucial for the expectation of professional position: chances for graduates choosing their jobs, employment rate, and evaluation of vocations.
  预期职业地位的决定因素包括毕业生选择职业的机会、就业率和职业评价。
• You really ought to take some time off. Vocations in the open are fine for the whole family.
  的确应该休一休假。户外休假对全家很适宜。
• The first four vocations were peasants, workers, students, and job-waiting/ laid-off workers in turn.
  前4位职业依次为农民、工人、学生、待业/下岗者。