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vocation n.召唤,号召,天命,天职,特殊的适应性,才能,行业,职业 The word vocation derives from the Latin vocare "to call." To become a priest, you need to feel that you have been "called" to the ministry directly by God. Their job is their calling, or vocation. An avocation is something you do because you love it. Everyone should make it their goal to have their avocation become their vocation. ★☆☆☆☆ 2003.1

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[və'keiʃ(ə)n] Unless you can find someone to pay you to sip fancy tropical drinks on the beach, your vocation is not likely to be a "vacation." Rather, the word means something you know how to do––or what you do for a living. These days the Net, which has already re-made such everyday pastimes as buying books and sending mail, is reshaping Donovan’s vocation as well. 1[N-VAR 可变名词]使命；天职 If you have a vocation, you have a strong feeling that you are especially suited to do a particular job or to fulfil a particular role in life, especially one which involves helping other people. It could well be that he has a real vocation...很可能他是找到了自己真正的使命。Diana was a young mission school teacher convinced of her vocation to provide support for her schoolgirl pupils.黛安娜是教会学校的一名年轻老师，她深信帮助学校的女学生是其天职。2[N-VAR 可变名词]（认为特别适合自己的）工作，职业 If you refer to your job or profession as your vocation, you feel that you are particularly suited to it.   [oft poss N]Her vocation is her work as an actress...她的职业就是当演员。She has no vocation for teaching.她不是当老师的料。

英语单词	vocation
英美音标	[və'keiʃ(ə)n]
中文释义	n.召唤,号召,天命,天职,特殊的适应性,才能,行业,职业
vocab简明	Unless you can find someone to pay you to sip fancy tropical drinks on the beach, your vocation is not likely to be a "vacation." Rather, the word means something you know how to do––or what you do for a living.
vocab扩展	The word vocation derives from the Latin vocare "to call." To become a priest, you need to feel that you have been "called" to the ministry directly by God. Their job is their calling, or vocation. An avocation is something you do because you love it. Everyone should make it their goal to have their avocation become their vocation.
真题原句	These days the Net, which has already re-made such everyday pastimes as buying books and sending mail, is reshaping Donovan’s vocation as well.
柯林斯星级	★☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-VAR 可变名词]使命；天职 If you have a vocation, you have a strong feeling that you are especially suited to do a particular job or to fulfil a particular role in life, especially one which involves helping other people. It could well be that he has a real vocation... 很可能他是找到了自己真正的使命。 Diana was a young mission school teacher convinced of her vocation to provide support for her schoolgirl pupils. 黛安娜是教会学校的一名年轻老师，她深信帮助学校的女学生是其天职。 2 [N-VAR 可变名词]（认为特别适合自己的）工作，职业 If you refer to your job or profession as your vocation, you feel that you are particularly suited to it. [oft poss N] Her vocation is her work as an actress... 她的职业就是当演员。 She has no vocation for teaching. 她不是当老师的料。
来源	2003.1

Vocation Job Word Feel Avocation N Var 可变名词 Suited