occasion
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ə'keɪʒ(ə)nəˈkeɪʒn]
- 美式音标 [əˈkeɪ.ʒən]
- 国际音标 [ə'keiʒən, əu-]
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- 美式发音
基本解释
- n.场合;时机;理由;机会;盛大场面
- vt.引起;致使
词源解说
- 14世纪晚期进入英语,直接源自古法语的occasion;最初源自拉丁语的occasionem,意为掉在一起。
词根记忆
- occ(看作occur,发生,出现) + asion→发生的时机→时机
- oc(近,往) + cas(掉落) + ion→掉落到某物上→发生的时机→时机
用法辨析
- 当occasion要表达“在……情况,场合下”的意思时,前面应与英语介词on搭配。I met strangers on that occasion. 在那次我遇见了一些陌生人。
- on occasion还有“偶尔地”的意思。I call on him on occasion. 我偶尔去拜访他。
- have occasion to…表示“有……的必要”,have no/little occasion to表示“没有……的必要”。此时occasion前面不能用冠词an或the。I have no occasion to see him these days. 我最近没必要见他。
- occasion指“机会”时,有“take occasion to…”的用法,表达“趁着机会做…”的意思。其反义词则是“not take occasion to…”,表示“不趁着……”。这里occasion前不能用冠词an或the;
- 当occasion用作动词表示“引起”,“致使”时,可用双宾语结构。His long silence occasions me great anxiety. 他漫长的沉默让我焦虑不已。
英汉例句
- This is a gala occasion.
这是一个欢乐的时刻。 - Who occasioned his angry?
谁惹他生气了? - The thing has occasioned us a lot of trouble.
这件事给我们带来很大麻烦。
用作名词 (n.)
用作动词 (v.)
用作及物动词: S+~+ n./pron.
用作双宾动词: S+~+ pron./n. + n./pron.
词组短语
- celebrate an occasion 庆祝某个时刻
- choose one 's occasion 选择时机
- fit the occasion 适合这种场合
- take occasion 利用机会
- formal occasion 正式场合;公司礼仪;正式的场合;正式机会
- auspicious occasion 吉祥的时刻
用作名词 (n.)
动词+~
形容词+~
英英字典
- a particular time, especially when something happens or has happened
- to cause something
- An occasion is a time when something happens, or a case of it happening.
- An occasion is an important event, ceremony, or celebration.
- An occasion for doing something is an opportunity for doing it.
- If you have occasion to do something, you have the opportunity to do it or have a need to do it.
- If you say that someone rose to the occasion, you mean that they did what was necessary to successfully overcome a difficult situation.
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专业释义
- 偶然性
- 广告插播时间
- 广告插播时间
- 时机
- 场合