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avocation 【avocation】n. 嗜好Stamp collecting well as fishing is Mr. Evan's favorite avocation.收集邮票就和钓鱼一样，是伊凡先生最喜爱的嗜好。

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[ˌævoʊ'keɪʃn] 
avocationan auxiliary activity
An avocation is an activity that you pursue when you're not at work — a hobby.  Pretty much anything can be an avocation:  tennis, sudoku, writing poetry. If you're the journalist Clark Kent, your avocation is changing into a skin-tight red-and-blue jumpsuit and fighting crime.
A vocation is the work you do because you have to; an avocation is what you do for pleasure, not pay. The ancient Latin root is a vocare a calling away from one's work, or a distraction. Today we use the word more to refer to a serious hobby. If you like knitting beautiful sweaters, then you, my friend, have an avocation — as long as you're not making your living from it.
All forms of 'avocation' will appear on average once every 3657 pages.avocationavocational

Front	avocation
Pron	[ˌævoʊ'keɪʃn]
Back	【avocation】 n. 嗜好 Stamp collecting well as fishing is Mr. Evan's favorite avocation. 收集邮票就和钓鱼一样，是伊凡先生最喜爱的嗜好。
Vocab	avocationan auxiliary activity An avocation is an activity that you pursue when you're not at work — a hobby. Pretty much anything can be an avocation: tennis, sudoku, writing poetry. If you're the journalist Clark Kent, your avocation is changing into a skin-tight red-and-blue jumpsuit and fighting crime. A vocation is the work you do because you have to; an avocation is what you do for pleasure, not pay. The ancient Latin root is a vocare a calling away from one's work, or a distraction. Today we use the word more to refer to a serious hobby. If you like knitting beautiful sweaters, then you, my friend, have an avocation — as long as you're not making your living from it. All forms of 'avocation' will appear on average once every 3657 pages. avocation avocational

Avocation Activity Work Hobby ˌævoʊ'Keɪʃn N 嗜好 Stamp