vocation

noun

1. （认为特别适合自己的）工作，职业，生活方式
   a type of work or way of life that you believe is especially suitable for you
   1. Nursing is not just a job─it's a vocation.
      护理不仅仅是一项工作，而且还是一种职业。
   2. She believes that she has found her true vocation in life.
      她相信自己找到了真正适合自己的生活方式。
   3. You missed your vocation─you should have been an actor.
      你干错行了，你本该当演员。
2. （认为某种工作或生活方式特别适合自己的）信心，使命感
   a belief that a particular type of work or way of life is especially suitable for you
   1. He has a vocation for teaching.
      他是教书的材料。
   2. She is a doctor with a strong sense of vocation.
      她是一位具有强烈使命感的医生。
3. 圣召；神召
   a belief that you have been chosen by God to be a priest or nun
   1. a vocation to the priesthood
      司铎圣召

1. 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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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 （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.
   1. Her vocation is her work as an actress...
      她的职业就是当演员。
   2. She has no vocation for teaching.
      她不是当老师的料。

1. He saw his vocation as one of prayer and apostolic work.
   他认为从事祷告和门徒的工作是他的使命。
2. Trades union leadership in those days was less a career than a vocation.
   那时候的工会领导与其说是一份职业，倒不如说是一种使命。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. Her vocation is her work as an actress
   她的职业就是当演员。
6. She has no vocation for teaching.
   她不是当老师的料。
7. His deformity totally disabled him from following his vocation.
   他的残疾使他完全失去了从事他的职业的能力。
8. He chose teaching as his vocation.
   他选择教书作为自己的职业。
9. I commended the students that despite all this, they had decided to pursue this noble vocation.
   我赞扬这些学生，尽管目前的情况如此，他们却决心追求这一崇高的职业。
10. Which vocational education and training you'll need and the cost depends upon the vocation you choose.
    你需要参加哪种职业教育和培训以及培训费用取决于你选择的职业。
11. You will not make a good teacher, unless you feel teaching is your vocation.
    除非你能把教书看作是你的天职，否则，你很难成为一名好老师。
12. The vocation will fit you to a hair.
    这种职业对你再适合不过了。
13. I went Hongkong for vocation.
    我去了香港度假。
14. Teaching children ought to be a vocation as well as a way of earning money.
    教育儿童应是一种职业，也是一种赚钱的方法。
15. My vocation was extended by sympathetic commanding officer.
    好心的指挥官延长了我的假期。
16. An implement used in the practice of a vocation.
    一种用在某个行业实践中的器具。
17. The vocation advocate found the word "vocal" and "reciprocal" not in the vocabulary.
    职业倡导者发现嗓音的和交互的两词不在词汇表中。
18. Teaching is my vocation and writing is my avocation.
    教书是我的职业，写作是我的副业。
19. She believes she has found her true vocation in life being a counselor.
    她相信已经找到了她一生的使命，就是当一个辅导。
20. Today is my wife's last vocation.
    今天是我爱人的最后一天假期了。
21. Artistic and aesthetic vocation would be your perfect choice.
    艺术类和审美学的职业将会是你绝佳的选择。
22. But then he met Jesus and received an invitation to a whole new vocation.
    但他后来遇见了耶稣，接受了祂的邀请，开展了全新的职业。
23. You have the right to be helped by career center when making your vocation plan and decision.
    你有权享有在就业指导中心人员的帮助下制定你的职业计划和决策。
24. It became urgent that I should have a vocation of some kind.
    我要找个什么职业，这已经是迫不急待的事了。
25. The practical and utilitarian purpose of the vocation education at that time was characteristic and successful.
    其以实用、实利为出发点的职业教育宗旨，颇具特色，并取得了很大的成绩。
26. Writing is both my vocation and my avocation; that's all I do.
    写字是我的职责，也是我的业余爱好；那是我的全部工作所在。
27. The agricultural practice became a challenging and rewarding vocation.
    农业实践活动变成了一种富有挑战性，而且又有收益的行业。
28. At last I've found my true vocation.
    我终于找到了真正适合我的工作。
29. We must continually reflect on our Christian vocation and its demands.
    我们应该继续反省基督徒的召唤，和它的要求。

  profession career occupation vocation【导航词义：职业，行业】

  profession n. 职业，行业

〔辨析〕指需要经过专业培训的职业，尤指需要较高的受教育水平的职业。

  career n. 职业，事业

〔辨析〕指从事的职业或希望毕生从事的事业。

  occupation n. 工作，职业

〔辨析〕泛指任何一种工作，通常不用来谈论自己的职业，多用于表格填写或正式书面语中。

  vocation n. 工作，职业

〔辨析〕指某人认为特别适合自己的工作。

noun

1. the particular occupation for which you are trained

   Synonym:    careercalling

2. a body of people doing the same kind of work

   Synonym:    occupational group