occasions

英 [əˈkeɪʒnz]

美 [əˈkeɪʒnz]

n.  某次; …的时候; 特别的事情(或仪式、庆典); 适当的机会; 时机
v.  使发生; 造成; 导致
occasion的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 时刻；时候；时节；场合
  Anoccasionis a time when something happens, or a case of it happening.
  1. I often think fondly of an occasion some years ago at Covent Garden...
     我时常愉快地回想起几年前在科文特花园的一个时刻。
  2. Mr Davis has been asked on a number of occasions.
     戴维斯先生曾多次被问及。
• N-COUNT 重大活动；仪式；庆典
  Anoccasionis an important event, ceremony, or celebration.
  1. Taking her with me on official occasions has been a challenge...
     带着她出席正式场合对我来说一直是个挑战。
  2. It will be a unique family occasion.
     这将是一次特别的家庭聚会。
• N-COUNT 机会；时机
  Anoccasion fordoing something is an opportunity for doing it.
  1. It is an occasion for all the family to celebrate...
     这是个值得举家庆祝的时刻。
  2. It is always an important occasion for setting out government policy.
     这历来都是阐明政府政策的重要时机。
• VERB 导致；引起；使发生
  Tooccasionsomething means to cause it.
  1. He argued that the release of hostages should not occasion a change in policy.
     他认为释放人质不应造成政策的改变。
• See also:sense of occasion
• PHRASE 有必要（做）；需要（做）
  If youhave occasion todo something, it is necessary for you to do it.
  1. We have had occasion to deal with members of the group on a variety of charges.
     我们有必要以多项罪名起诉该组织的成员。
• PHRASE 偶尔；间或；有时
  If something happenson occasion, it happens sometimes, but not very often.
  1. He treated them seriously and, on occasion, entertained them hilariously...
     他对待他们严肃认真，偶尔又逗得他们捧腹不已。
  2. He translated not only from the French but also, on occasion, from the Polish.
     他不仅做法文翻译，有时也做些波兰语翻译。
• PHRASE 成功应付困难局面；关键时刻发挥作用
  If you say that someonerose to the occasion, you mean that they did what was necessary to successfully overcome a difficult situation.
  1. Inverness, however, rose to the occasion in the second half, producing some of the best football they have played for some time.
     然而，因弗内斯队在下半场经受住了考验，踢出了很长一段时间以来的最佳水平。

英英释义

noun

• something you have to do
  1. he minded his own specialized occasions

双语例句

• Taking her with me on official occasions has been a challenge
  带着她出席正式场合对我来说一直是个挑战。
• This word is seldom used on ordinary occasions.
  这个词儿平常很少用。
• On other occasions she can be charm personified.
  在其他场合，她是魅力的化身。
• He had attempted to kill himself on several occasions
  他好几次试图自杀。
• She tried to commit suicide on several occasions.
  她自杀过好几次。
• Were there occasions when enthusiasm ebbed?
  会有热情减退的时候么？
• His wife made no secret of her hatred for the formal occasions
  他的妻子公开表示厌恶那些礼节性的场合。
• Of course, these occasions are rare indeed.
  当然，这样的场合实在稀少。
• He presided at all councils of ministers, where the atmosphere could be frigid on occasions
  所有的内阁会议都由他主持，有时会上的气氛会很拘谨。
• There are strong arguments for holidays at Easter and Christmas because these are special occasions
  支持复活节和圣诞节放假是有充分论据的，因为这些节日都是特殊的时刻。