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Vocation N Var Suited Job 英[Vəʊˈkeɪʃn 美[Voʊˈkeɪʃn N.职业,使命;神召,天命 使命;天职

单词 vocation
音标
英[vəʊˈkeɪʃn] 美[voʊˈkeɪʃn]
解释
n.职业,使命;神召,天命;
例句

N-VAR
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.
例: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。
例: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。

N-VAR
(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.
例:Her vocation is her work as an actress...她的职业就是当演员。
例:She has no vocation for teaching.她不是当老师的料。
变形
pl:vocations~

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