occasion n. 1.(慶祝等的特殊)場合;(重大)時(shí)節(jié),時(shí)刻。 2 ...
occasion n. 1.(慶祝等的特殊)場合;(重大)時(shí)節(jié),時(shí)刻。 2.機(jī)會;(適當(dāng)?shù)?時(shí)機(jī)〔O-〕,〔擬人語〕好機(jī)會。 3.原因,誘因,近因。 4.(怒、笑等的)根據(jù),理由,必要。 5.〔pl.〕〔古語〕事,事務(wù),工作,職業(yè)。 She was the occasion of the trouble. 她是糾紛的根源。 There is no occasion to be angry. 沒有生氣的理由。 one's lawful occasions 〔古語〕本職。 The national-day celebration was a great occasion. 國慶日慶祝儀式很盛大。 as occasion demands 遇必要時(shí);及時(shí)。 for one's occasion 為某人。 for the occasion 臨時(shí)。 give occasion to 引起,使發(fā)生。 have no occasion for 沒有的根據(jù)。 have no occasion to (do) 沒有…的理由[必要](I had no occasion to see him. 我沒有會見他的必要)。 have occasion for 需要。 if the occasion arises [should arise]=should occasion arise 必要的時(shí)候。 improve the occasion 抓緊時(shí)機(jī),乘機(jī)說教。 in honour of the occasion 為表示慶賀,為道賀。 on great occasions 在大慶[盛典]時(shí)期。 on [upon] occasion 有時(shí),間或;遇必要時(shí)。 on one occasion 曾經(jīng),有一個(gè)時(shí)候。 on several occasions 屢次,好幾次。 on the first occasion 一有機(jī)會。 on the occasion of 在…的時(shí)候,在…時(shí)。 on the present occasion 當(dāng)時(shí)。 on this occasion 這一次。 rise to the occasion 起來對付;善處難局。 take [seize the] occasion to (do) 抓住…的好機(jī)會,乘機(jī)…。 vt. 惹起,引起。 His conduct occasions me great anxiety. 他的行動使我非常擔(dān)心。
Swift had been as plain and as satirical, on occasion . 斯威夫特的文筆有時(shí)同樣樸實(shí),同樣喜歡諷刺。
In fact the adjective is becoming a real necessity on occasion . 事實(shí)上,這個(gè)形容詞有時(shí)確實(shí)是必不可少的。
But on occasions such as the present mr. plomacy came out strong . 可是遇到象當(dāng)前這樣盛大的時(shí)刻,普洛麥西先生總是十分得力的。
Makers of dictionaries are inevitably trapped on occasion into stating apparently eternal truths to which time later gives the lie . 詞典編者有時(shí)不免自找麻煩地去說明某些表面看來系永恒的現(xiàn)象,但隨后的歲月證實(shí)它們并非如此。
So retrogressive, in fact, was the new court that on occasion it tended to be blindly reactionary in cases involving economic and social policies . 實(shí)際上,這個(gè)新法院是如此倒退,以致在牽涉到經(jīng)濟(jì)和社會政策的訴訟中,它總是明目張膽地傾向于反動。
This sort of thing is usual on occasions like this 這類事情在這種場合是常見的。
Now he only goes to see his aunt on occasion 現(xiàn)在他只是偶爾去看看他的姑媽。
This sort of thing is usual on occasions like these 這種事情在此類場合中是尋常的。
I meet her on occasion at the club or in the theatre 我有時(shí)在俱樂部或劇院里遇到她。
He is not a wise man who cannot play the fool on occasion 不會偶爾裝傻的人算不得聰明