vocation

US [vəʊˈkeɪʃ(ə)n]
UK [vəʊˈkeɪʃ(ə)n]
  • n.职业；天职；使命；工作
  • Web行业；才能；天命
Plural Form：vocations  

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vocation
n.
1.
[c]
（认为特别适合自己的）工作，职业，生活方式a type of work or way of life that you believe is especially suitable for you
Nursing is not just a job─it's a vocation.
护理不仅仅是一项工作，而且还是一种职业。
She believes that she has found her true vocation in life.
她相信自己找到了真正适合自己的生活方式。
You missed your vocation─you should have been an actor.
你干错行了，你本该当演员。
2.
[c][u]
~ (for sth)
（认为某种工作或生活方式特别适合自己的）信心，使命感a belief that a particular type of work or way of life is especially suitable for you
He has a vocation for teaching.
他是教书的材料。
She is a doctor with a strong sense of vocation.
她是一位具有强烈使命感的医生。
3.
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圣召；神召a belief that you have been chosen by God to be a priest or nun
a vocation to the priesthood
司铎圣召

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Saving your time of spending vocation, looking on sea , no waste of every monument !
为您的度假时光精打细算看海，看海，一秒钟也不浪费！
wèi nín de dù jià shí guāng jīng dǎ xì suàn kàn hǎi , kàn hǎi , yī miǎo zhōng yě bù làng fèi !
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2.
Parenthood, however, is a state which some miss by chance and others by design, and a vocation to which not all are called.
为人父母，不管怎样，是一个或偶然或有意为之的身份，不是每一个人都必需承担的使命。
wéi rén fù mǔ , bù guǎn zěn yàng , shì yī gè huò ǒu rán huò yǒu yì wèi zhī de shēn fèn , bú shì měi yī gè rén dōu bì xū chéng dān de shǐ mìng 。
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3.
Thereupon, contract of seaman's employment in guaranteeing seems to be more outstanding than contract of the general vocation's employment.
因此，船员劳务合同较之一般行业的劳务合同在保障上就显得更为突出。
yīn cǐ , chuán yuán láo wù hé tong jiào zhī yì bān háng yè de láo wù hé tong zài bǎo zhàng shàng jiù xiǎn de gèng wéi tū chū 。
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4.
But, in his own mind, did he view himself as a child molester vindicated by his vocation, status and talent?
但是，在他心目中，他才视为其职业，身份和人才平反一儿童性骚扰自己？
dàn shì , zài tā xīn mù zhōng , tā cái shì wéi qí zhí yè , shēn fèn hé rén cái píng fǎn yī ér tóng xìng sāo rǎo zì jǐ ?
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5.
Although it was a very plain winter vocation, yet my spirit has been sated, at least which adds some insights in my own life.
寒假虽然过得很平淡，但精神已经得到了满足，起码在自己的生活中增添了一些感悟。
hán jià suī rán guò de hěn píng dàn , dàn jīng shén yǐ jīng dé dào le mǎn zú , qǐ mǎ zài zì jǐ de shēng huó zhōng zēng tiān le yì xiē gǎn wù 。
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6.
His mother was a telephone operator; his father was a policeman by profession and a musician by vocation.
他的母亲是一名电话接线员，父亲是一名警察，但却拥有音乐才能。
tā de mǔ qīn shì yī míng diàn huà jiē xiàn yuán , fù qīn shì yī míng jǐng chá , dàn què yōng yǒu yīn yuè cái néng 。
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7.
He insists that the children should learn agricultural labor first, and must take a second vocation.
他坚持儿童应首先学习农业劳动，还必须学一门职业。
tā jiān chí ér tóng yīng shǒu xiān xué xí nóng yè láo dòng , hái bì xū xué yī mén zhí yè 。
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8.
We were out of the office for vocation of May Day for the past 3 days and were thus not able to reply to you in time.
刚刚是五一国际劳动节，我们公司放假3天，所以没有及时回复你们的邮件。
gāng gāng shì wǔ yī guó jì láo dòng jié , wǒ men gōng sī fàng jià sān tiān , suǒ yǐ méi yǒu jí shí huí fù nǐ men de yóu jiàn 。
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But it would be the proper vocation of political leadership; and the United Nations would live up to its name. So we should do it.
但这就是政治领导力的使命所在，联合国也终会名副其实。因此，让我们行动起来吧！
dàn zhè jiù shì zhèng zhì lǐng dǎo lì de shǐ mìng suǒ zài , lián hé guó yě zhōng huì míng fù qí shí 。 yīn cǐ , ràng wǒ men xíng dòng qǐ lái ba !
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10.
In this regard, choosing a vocation can be thought of as a public declaration of the kind of person we see ourselves as being.
就这点来说，挑选什么职业可以被认为是向公众宣布我们自己是什么样的人。
jiù zhè diǎn lái shuō , tiāo xuǎn shén me zhí yè kě yǐ bèi rèn wéi shì xiàng gōng zhòng xuān bù wǒ men zì jǐ shì shén me yàng de rén 。
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