vocations

英 [vəʊˈkeɪʃənz]

美 [voʊˈkeɪʃənz]

n.  (认为特别适合自己的)工作，职业，生活方式; (认为某种工作或生活方式特别适合自己的)信心，使命感; 圣召; 神召
vocation的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 使命;天职
  If you have avocation, 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。
• N-VAR （认为特别适合自己的）工作，职业
  If you refer to your job or profession as yourvocation, 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。

双语例句

• They, too, hope to broaden the appeal or outreach of hobbies, vocations, and other interests.
  他们也希望扩展其嗜好、职业、与其他兴趣的吸引力心范围。
• The professional ethics of judges essentially differs from that of common vocations, for judges play special role in the society of rule of law.
  法官的职业伦理与普通行业的职业伦理有着本质的区别，这是法律职业特点和法官承担的特殊职能所决定的。
• General: That the laity and the Christian communities may be responsible promoters of priestly and religious vocations.
  总祈祷意向：愿平信徒和基督徒团体成为司铎和修会圣召负责任的推动者。
• Allison products cover a wide range of vocations including refuse, fire, off-highway, airport ground equipment, pick up and delivery, transit, intercity buses, coach and specialty vehicles.
  艾里逊产品用途广泛，包括垃圾、消防、非公路、机场服务设备、轻卡和运货、城市城间客车、旅游车和特种车辆。
• The periodicals distribute in different departments and vocations.
  期刊分布于不同的部门和行业等。
• He may have done a little in all these vocations, Mr Lockwood; but I couldn't give my word for any.
  也许这些职业他都干过一点，洛克乌德先生，可是我说不出他究竟干了什么，我声明过我不知道他怎么搞到钱的！
• Principles for establishing majors in institutions of high vocations and objectives for training talented people with majors should demonstrate features of direction, adaptability and practicality of vocational posts.
  高职院校专业设置的原则、专业的人才培养目标都应该体现职业岗位的针对性、适应性和应用性特点。
• Consider setting up a panel discussion featuring representatives of different, but related, vocations& for example, a city planner, an architect, and a building contractor.
  可以考虑举行一个小组讨论会，邀请不同但相关的职业的代表来参加，例如都市设计师、建筑师、及建筑包商。
• Most of the private prophecies of the saints and servants of God were concerned with individuals, their death, recovery from illness, or vocations.
  大部分的私人预言圣徒和仆人上帝的人关注个人，他们的死，恢复从生病，或职业。
• Let parents choose betimes the vocations and courses they mean their children should take;
  为父母者当及时选择在他们意中他们底子嗣所当从事的职业及训练；