| 单词 | occasion |
| 释义 | occasion (once / 29 pages) nv Occasion means something special––that happens seldom or is notable when it does. On occasion, we sit down together as a family, but not every day, and never for dinner. When Great Aunt Mabel visits, however, we rise to the occasion and stage a large family meal. Occasion can also mean a designated time or reason something happens, or it can be an event in itself. I'm giving you your grandmother's ring on the occasion of your graduation from high school. I haven't had occasion to look at it since she died. It's valuable, so only wear it on special occasions. WORD FAMILYoccasion: occasional, occasioned, occasioning, occasions+/occasional: occasionally USAGE EXAMPLESBeathard led an early field goal drive, and managed to get his team close to the end zone on two other occasions. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) New Year’s Eve in New York City will always be an inescapable occasion, one on which its residents rally and reach for one another. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) News-Miner opinion: Each year, many of us use the occasion of the new year to enact changes in our own lives. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n an event that occurs at a critical time it was needed only on special occasions Syn|Hypo|Hyper juncture climax, flood tide the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding conjuncturea critical combination of events or circumstances crisisa crucial stage or turning point in the course of something landmark, turning point, watershedan event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend milestonea significant event in your life (or in a project) head, pass, straitsa difficult juncture reality checkan occasion on which one is reminded of the nature of things in the real world emergency, exigency, pincha sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action Fall of Man(Judeo-Christian mythology) when Adam and Eve ate of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden, God punished them by driving them out of the Garden of Eden and into the world where they would be subject to sickness and pain and eventual death road to Damascusa sudden turning point in a person's life (similar to the sudden conversion of the Apostle Paul on the road from Jerusalem to Damascus of arrest Christians) happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent an event that happens 2n a vaguely specified social event an occasion arranged to honor the president Syn|Hypo|Hyper affair, function, social function, social occasion party an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment celebration, jubilationa joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observancea formal event performed on a special occasion fundraisera social function that is held for the purpose of raising money photo op, photo opportunityan occasion that lends itself to (or is deliberately arranged for) taking photographs that provide favorable publicity for those who are photographed sleepoveran occasion of spending a night away from home or having a guest spend the night in your home (especially as a party for children) bash, brawl, doan uproarious party birthday partya party held on the anniversary of someone's birth bun-fight, bunfight(Briticism) a grand formal party on an important occasion ceilidhan informal social gathering at which there is Scottish or Irish folk music and singing and folk dancing and story telling cocktail partyan afternoon party at which cocktails are served dancea party for social dancing feast, fete, fiestaan elaborate party (often outdoors) house partya party lasting over one or more nights at a large house jollya happy party tea partya party at which tea is served whist drivea progressive whist party circumstanceformal ceremony about important occasions funerala ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated hymeneals, nuptials, wedding, wedding ceremonythe social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed pageant, pageantrya rich and spectacular ceremony dedicationa ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose openinga ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise commemoration, memorialisation, memorializationa ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something military ceremonya formal ceremony performed by military personnel induction, initiation, installationa formal entry into an organization or position or office exercise(usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches fire walkingthe ceremony of walking barefoot over hot stones or a bed of embers formalities, formalitya requirement of etiquette or custom Maundya public ceremony on Maundy Thursday when the monarch distributes Maundy money potlatcha ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment) social event an event characteristic of persons forming groups 3n the time of a particular event on the occasion of his 60th birthday Hypo|Hyper meal any of the occasions for eating food that occur by custom or habit at more or less fixed times time a suitable moment 4n an opportunity to do something there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill Hypo|Hyper cut-rate sale, sale, sales event an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices bazaar, faira sale of miscellany; often for charity boot sale, car boot salean outdoor sale at which people sell things from the trunk of their car clearance sale, inventory-clearance salea sale to reduce inventory closeouta sale intended to dispose of all remaining stock fire salea sale of merchandise supposedly damaged by fire fire salea sale of assets at very low prices typically when the seller faces bankruptcy garage sale, yard salean outdoor sale of used personal or household items held on the seller's premises going-out-of-business salea sale of all the tangible assets of a business that is about to close realisation, realizationa sale in order to obtain money (as a sale of stock or a sale of the estate of a bankrupt person) or the money so obtained jumble sale, rummage salea sale of donated articles selloffa sale of a relatively large number of assets (stocks or bonds or commodities) at a low price typically done to dispose of them rather than as normal trade white salea sale of household linens chance, opportunity a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances 5n a reason there was no occasion for complaint Hyper ground, reason a rational motive for a belief or action 6v give occasion to Hypo|Hyper inspire supply the inspiration for cause, do, make give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally |
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