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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- occasion
[ə'keɪʒən]
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1.
noun
[c]
(moment) 时刻
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2.
noun
(event，celebration) 场合
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3.
noun
an occasion for sth/for doing sth (opportunity) 某事/做某事的机会
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4.
vt.
[frm]
(cause) 引起
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on occasion(s)
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有时
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to rise to the occasion
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应付自如
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a sense of occasion
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隆重感
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- occasion
[əˈkeɪʒən]
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1.
n.[c]
关键事件，大事
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It was needed only on special occasions.
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只有在特殊场合才需要用到它。
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2.
n.[c]
盛会，集会
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3.
n.[c]
原因，理由
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There was no occasion for complaint.
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根本就没有抱怨的理由。
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4.
n.[c]
场合，时刻
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5.
n.[c/u]
机会，机遇
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There was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill.
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她从来没有机会展示她的技能。
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6.
vt.
引起，引发
Collins English-English Dictionary
- occasion
[ə'keɪʒən]
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n
[sometimes foll by of]
the time of a particular happening or event
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2.
n
[sometimes foll by for]
a reason or cause (to do or be something); grounds
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there was no occasion to complain
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3.
n
an opportunity (to do something); chance
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4.
n
a special event, time, or celebration
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the party was quite an occasion
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5.
vt.
[tr]
to bring about, esp incidentally or by chance
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6.
vt.
See also occasions
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7.
vt.
[Etymology]
C14: from Latin occasio a falling down, from occidere, from ob- down + cadere to fall
Examples
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A chance meeting was the occasion of the renewal of their friendship.
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偶然相见成了他们重叙友谊的机会。
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to enter into the spirit of an occasion
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(使自己)同某一个场合的气氛相融洽
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recipes for every occasion
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各个场合均适用的菜谱
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to rise to the occasion
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应付自如
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We should keep quiet on such a grave occasion.
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在庄重的场合我们应该保持安静。
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