occasionoc•ca•sion /ə'keɪʒ(ə)n/

n

1. C 场合，时刻

• I met my favorite writer on several occasions. 我几次见到我最喜欢的作家。

• She was suitably dressed on every occasion. 她在任何场合都穿着得体。

2. C 特殊事件；庆典

• The royal wedding was quite an occasion. 皇室的婚礼是个大盛典。

3. 用作单 机会，时机

• I'll change my job if the occasion arises. 有机会时我会换个工作。

• He used the occasion to ask for a higher salary. 他利用那个机会要求涨工资。

4. 用作单 正式 原因；理由

• His indifference in work was the occasion of being dismissed. 他因对工作漫不经心而被解雇了。

• You have no occasion to get angry with me. 你没有理由对我发脾气。

词组give occasion to 引起

• That remark gave occasion to a burst of laughter. 那句话引起了一阵笑声。

on occasion 偶尔，有时

• He reads detective stories on occasion. 他偶尔阅读侦探小说。

on the occasion of sth. 在…之际

• on the occasion of my visit to the town 在我进城的时候

rise to the occasion 随机应变

• When the invited speaker did not arrive, the chairman rose to the occasion and delivered an excellent unprepared speech. 当被邀请的演讲者没来时，主席随机应变，作了一场精彩的即兴发言。

take occasion to 利用机会…,乘机去做…

• take occasion to say a few words 趁机讲几句话