occasion n. 1.(庆祝等的特殊)场合;(重大)时节,时刻。 2.机会;(适当的)时机〔O-〕,〔拟人语〕好机会。 3.原因,诱因,近因。 4.(怒、笑等的)根据,理由,必要。 5.〔pl.〕〔古语〕事,事务,工作,职业。 She was the occasion of the trouble. 她是纠纷的根源。 There is no occasion to be angry. 没有生气的理由。 one's lawful occasions 〔古语〕本职。 The national-day celebration was a great occasion. 国庆日庆祝仪式很盛大。 as occasion demands 遇必要时;及时。 for one's occasion 为某人。 for the occasion 临时。 give occasion to 引起,使发生。 have no occasion for 没有的根据。 have no occasion to (do) 没有…的理由[必要](I had no occasion to see him. 我没有会见他的必要)。 have occasion for 需要。 if the occasion arises [should arise]=should occasion arise 必要的时候。 improve the occasion 抓紧时机,乘机说教。 in honour of the occasion 为表示庆贺,为道贺。 on great occasions 在大庆[盛典]时期。 on [upon] occasion 有时,间或;遇必要时。 on one occasion 曾经,有一个时候。 on several occasions 屡次,好几次。 on the first occasion 一有机会。 on the occasion of 在…的时候,在…时。 on the present occasion 当时。 on this occasion 这一次。 rise to the occasion 起来对付;善处难局。 take [seize the] occasion to (do) 抓住…的好机会,乘机…。 vt. 惹起,引起。 His conduct occasions me great anxiety. 他的行动使我非常担心。
on occasion 不时地必要时; 间或,有时; 间或地,有时; 偶尔; 殊宜的; 有时不时; 有时间或
On this occasion he dilated at great length on the subject . 在这种情形下他又冗长地说明这个问题。
It will be prudent for you to deal less in mirth and more in friendship on this occasion . 在这种场合你还有兴趣开玩笑,应该友好一点才是。
On this occasion , however , it had slowed down considerably . the petrol had nearly all been used up . 不过这次速度大大放慢了。汽油已差不多用完了。
On this occasion the young man was very sure that mr. jackson would rather have had him dine out . 眼下,年轻人十分明白,杰克逊先生巴不得他在外面吃饭。
Curiously on this occasion a strange suggestion of the presence of his wife surrounded him . 奇怪的是,这次有一处异样的感觉围绕着他,暗示他的妻子就在近旁。
Mrs. penniman's imagination was restless, and the evening paper failed on this occasion to enchain it . 佩尼曼太太的想象又开始翻腾起来,连她手中的晚报此刻也无法使它平静下去。
What passed between my mistress and me on this occasion was, in the main, a repetition of what had passed between mr. franklin and me . 我跟女东家谈的,大致上就是我和弗兰克林谈的老话。
The generous intrepidity which had displayed on this occasion augmented the feeling of compassion which attended his fate . 他在这一时刻表现出来的慷慨和坚韧不拔的气概赢得更多的同情,大家更为关心他的命运。
On this occasion the lodge sent a carriage 为了当晚的演出,支部派了马车来接她。
And on this occasion , president bush himself has asked 值此之际,布什总统要求