occasion
noun /əˈkeɪʒn/
/əˈkeɪʒn/
Idioms - [countable] a particular time when something happens
某次；…的时候 - on an occasion on this/that occasion
这次；那次 - I've met him on several occasions.
我曾见过他几次。 - They have been seen together on two separate occasions.
他们有两次被人看见在一起。 - On one occasion, she called me in the middle of the night.
有一次她深更半夜打电话给我。 - Only on rare occasions do I go out socially.
只有在极少数情况下，我才会出去社交。 - occasion when… I can remember very few occasions when he had to cancel because of ill health.
我记得他因为健康不佳而被迫取消的情况绝无仅有。 - He used the occasion to announce further tax cuts.
他利用这个机会宣布再次减税。 - I have stated on numerous occasions what options are open.
我已经在许多场合说过有哪些选择。 - Harry has mentioned this on many previous occasions.
哈利在以前的许多场合都提到过这一点。
- I have stayed there on a number of occasions.
我曾在那儿住过多次。 - It was the first of many such occasions.
这是第一次，这种情况后来发生过很多次。 - On this occasion, as it happens, the engine started immediately.
这一次碰巧引擎一下子就启动了。 - On this particular occasion, Joe wasn't there.
在这个特殊场合，乔却不在。 - They came to visit us on the odd occasion, but only when they had nothing better to do.
他们偶尔会来访，但那只是在他们无事可做的时候。 - I will overlook your lateness, on this occasion.
在这种场合，我会原谅你的迟到。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- countless
- many
- multiple
- …
- recall
- remember
- on an/the occasion
- on occasion
- on occasions
- …
- a number of occasions
- on one occasion
- on that occasion
- …
- on an occasion on this/that occasion
- [countable] a special event, ceremony or celebration
特别的事情（或仪式、庆典） - a great/memorable/happy/momentous occasion
伟大/难忘/快乐/重大的时刻 - Turn every meal into a special occasion.
要把每一顿饭都弄得特别一些。 - They marked the occasion (= celebrated it) with an open-air concert.
他们举办了露天音乐会来庆祝。 - Their wedding turned out to be quite an occasion.
他们的婚礼办得相当隆重。 - We expect you to dress for the occasion.
我们希望你能为这个场合穿上衣服。 - on the occasion of something He was presented with the watch on the occasion of his retirement.
他在退休仪式上获赠这块手表。 - Every good wish to them on the occasion of their 40th anniversary.
在他们结婚40周年之际，向他们致以良好的祝愿。
Wordfinder- anniversary
- birthday
- celebrate
- commemorate
- festivity
- jubilee
- occasion
- parade
- party
- reception
- I only wear my silk dress on special occasions.
我只在特殊场合穿真丝连衣裙。 - Medals are usually worn only on ceremonial occasions.
勋章通常只在仪式上佩戴。 - The Queen's coach is only used for state occasions.
女王的马车只有国事盛典上才使用。 - We sell cards and notepaper for all occasions.
我们出售各种用途的卡片和便笺。 - It was certainly a memorable occasion!
这当然是一个值得纪念的时刻！
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- auspicious
- big
- great
- …
- celebrate
- mark
- rise to
- …
- call for something
- on occasion
- occasion of
- for all occasions
- for every occasion
- a sense of occasion
- …
- a great/memorable/happy/momentous occasion
- [singular] a suitable time for something
适当的机会；时机 - occasion for doing something It should have been an occasion for rejoicing, but she could not feel any real joy.
原本应该是高兴的时刻，她却丝毫未感到快乐。 - These workshops provide an occasion for talking about art.
这些研讨会提供了一个讨论艺术的机会。 - occasion for something This is not a time for specifics, but an occasion for vision.
现在不是讨论细节的时候，而是展望未来的时候。 - Festivals were occasions for great celebration.
节日是盛大庆祝的场合。 - I’ll speak to him about it if the occasion arises (= if I get a chance).
有机会的话，我要跟他谈谈这件事。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- right
- suitable
- get
- have
- arise
- occasion for
- be an occasion for something
- become an occasion for something
- have occasion to do something
- …
- occasion for doing something It should have been an occasion for rejoicing, but she could not feel any real joy.
- [uncountable, singular] (formal) a reason or cause
理由；原因 - occasion to do something I've had no occasion to visit him recently.
我最近无缘去拜访他。 - She doesn’t have much occasion to speak French in her new job.
她在新工作中没什么机会说法语。 - occasion of something Her death was the occasion of mass riots.
她的逝世引发了大规模的骚乱。 - occasion for something Art here is an occasion for education and entertainment.
这里的艺术是教育和娱乐的场所。 - I'm willing to go to court over this if the occasion arises (= if it becomes necessary).
如果必要的话，我愿意就此出庭。
Topics Change, cause and effectc2- I bought the camera last year, but never had the occasion to use it.
这台相机是我去年买的，可是一直没有机会使用。 - Last year we had occasion to visit relatives in Cornwall.
去年我们有机会得以拜访康沃尔的亲戚。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- right
- suitable
- get
- have
- arise
- occasion for
- be an occasion for something
- become an occasion for something
- have occasion to do something
- …
- occasion to do something I've had no occasion to visit him recently.
词源late Middle English: from Latin occasio(n-) ‘juncture, reason’, from occidere ‘go down, set’, from ob- ‘towards’ + cadere ‘to fall’.
Idioms
on occasion(s)
- sometimes but not often
偶尔；偶然；有时 - He has been known on occasion to lose his temper.
大家都知道他有时会发脾气。
- He has been known on occasion to lose his temper.
a sense of occasion
- a feeling or understanding that an event is important or special
隆重的（或特别的）气氛 - Candles on the table gave the evening a sense of occasion.
桌上点了一些蜡烛，使得那个晚上有一种特别的气氛。
- Candles on the table gave the evening a sense of occasion.