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occasion
Word family
oc·ca·sion1 /əˈkeɪʒən/ ●●● S1 W2 noun
1 time 时间
a) [countableC]HAPPEN a time when something happens 〔某事发生的〕时刻，时候，时节
Do not use occasion to mean ‘a time when it is possible for you to do what you want to do’. Use opportunity or chance: Do not waste this opportunity (NOT this occasion).
► see thesaurus at time表示可以做自己想做之事的机会时，不要用 occasion，而要用 opportunity 或 chance: Do not waste this opportunity (不说 this occasion). 不要坐失良机。
2 special event 特别的事件 [countableC]HAPPEN an important social event or ceremony 重要的社交活动，盛会► see thesaurus at event
5 on occasion SOMETIMESsometimes but not often 有时，间或，偶尔
Examples from the Corpus
on occasion• Julie drops by my place on occasion.
6 on the occasion of something formalHAPPEN at the time of an important event 在〔重要事件〕之际 → rise to the occasion at rise1(9)
Examples from the Corpus
on the occasion of something• In May 1985, on the occasion of the centenary, hundreds of people thronged the platform, many in Victorian costume.• Ragged urchins, of course, sitting on those school benches on the occasions of her visits.• Although it is not continuous, it is observed on the occasion of some miracles.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1:
adjectives
several occasions
He has helped me on several occasions.
many occasions
I have seen him drunk on many occasions.
numerous occasions
She has been late on numerous occasions.
two/three etc occasions
He was given a red card on two occasions this season.
a rare occasion (=used when something does not happen often)
Only on rare occasions did she ever receive a letter.
a particular occasion
On that particular occasion, he greeted me by kissing my hand.
a previous occasion
He insisted then, as on every previous occasion, that he was innocent.
a separate occasion
I had heard this story on at least four separate occasions.
a different occasion
The same person can react differently on different occasions.
such occasions (=an occasion like the one mentioned or described)
phrasesHe had a box of toys by his desk for such occasions.
a number of occasions
The crowd interrupted her speech on a number of occasions.
more than one occasion (=more than once)
She stayed out all night on more than one occasion.
at least one occasion (=once, and probably more than once)
On at least one occasion he was arrested for robbery.
COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: an important social event or ceremony 重要的社交活动，盛会
adjectives
a special occasion 特殊场合
She used her best china on special occasions.
她在特殊场合摆出最好的瓷器。
a big/great/splendid occasion 盛大场合
The big occasion for country people was the Agricultural Fair.
农业展览会就是乡村民众的盛会了。
a formal occasion 正式场合
He wore the suit on formal occasions.
这套装他在正式场合才穿。
a social occasion 社交场合
I prefer not to discuss business at social occasions.
我不喜欢在社交场合谈生意。
a ceremonial occasion (=a very formal official occasion) 礼仪场合
nThe gowns are worn only on ceremonial occasions.
a happy/joyful occasion 愉快的场合
nThe wedding had been a joyful occasion.
a sad/solemn occasion 悲伤/庄重的场合
nHe did not want his funeral to be a sad and solemn occasion, but a celebration of his life.
a festive occasion (=when you celebrate something) 节庆场合
nThe Great Hall had been prepared for the festive occasion.
a historic occasion (=important as part of history) 历史性场合
verbsnThis is truly a historic occasion.
celebrate an occasion 庆祝某一事件
To celebrate the occasion, a small party was held at his home.
他家里举行了一个小聚会来庆祝此事。
mark an occasion (=do something special to celebrate an event) 纪念某一事件
The bells were rung to mark the occasion.
敲响钟声以示纪念。
nsuit the occasion
phrasesThe table was decorated to suit the occasion.
a sense of occasion (=a feeling that an event is very special or important) 盛会的感觉
The music gave the event a real sense of occasion.
音乐为这一活动平添了隆重的气氛。
enter into the spirit of the occasion (=join in a social occasion in an eager way) 融入某一场合的气氛
nPeople entered into the spirit of the occasion by enjoying a picnic before the outdoor concert.
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occasion• It was quite an occasion. All the local dignitaries were there, dressed in their finest clothes.• I do not intend to follow that, because we shall have an opportunity to do so on another occasion.• Thanksgiving is a really big occasion in the States.• The witness said that on both occasions he noticed Davis because of his heavily tattooed arms.• I've suggested that she should move on numerous occasions, but she never takes any notice.• The control subjects did not receive either placebo or loperamide oxide tablets but underwent an identical series of measurements on one occasion.• On one occasion, Anna fainted while out shopping with friends.• She had met Zahid on a previous occasion.• I remember Michael sleeping in your room on several occasions and mom not knowing about it.• She was saving four bottles of their best champagne for a special occasion.• It's our wedding anniversary next month, and we're having a party to celebrate the occasion.• I went out and bought a new dress just for the occasion.• I had only met her once before the film brought us together, but I remember the occasion well.• Every new challenge puts all the resources of the communicator to the test, and most solutions belong to the occasion.• As I say, it is the chorus which too often fails to rise to the occasion.• It was a useful occasion for an outing to visit the Casterton dig.
had occasion to• She had already had occasion to notice Katherine's skills, skills with arrangement, with colours and shape.• Neilson consequently had occasion to use jets in the manner for which they were designed and for which the pilots were trained.• Inspector Blakelock or Brend Pridmore could easily have had occasion to go there.• It was nearly three years before Father Maier had occasion to raise the issue with his superiors.• She and Shildon had never had occasion to work together so what made him think of her?• The legislature has never had occasion to speak on this matter, and the issue has never come to court.• I have never had occasion to effect an arrest nor to summons any person.• I've never had occasion to dial 911 for emergency help.• It's not a phrase I've had occasion to use all that much.
Examples from the Corpus
occasion• The girl's solitary state occasioned a good deal of sympathy, and in some cases, even stronger feelings.• For government was occasioned by the needs of capitalism and the acquisitive mentality which capitalism produced.• The theological debates occasioned by this crisis of identity occupied the generation of Jerome and Augustine.• As with so many things, I was ignorant of the conditions that occasioned change.• Which occasioned even more horn blowing, and heads out the window shouting.• Milton's mismanagement of the company occasioned the loss of thousands of jobs.
(1300-1400) French Latin occasio, from occidere “to fall down”
oc·ca·sion1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1 →COLLOCATIONS2occasion2 verb
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