a particular time or instance of an event
时刻;场合
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on one occasion I stayed up until two in the morning .有一次我直到凌晨2点才去睡觉。
a special or noteworthy event, ceremony, or celebration
重大场合,仪式,庆典
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she was presented with a gold watch to mark the occasion 为了纪念那个重大场合她被赠与一块金表
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Sunday lunch has a suitable sense of occasion about it .周日午餐给人一种恰如其分的重大场合的感觉。
a suitable or opportune time for doing something
适当时机
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by-elections are traditionally an occasion for registering protest votes .补缺选举向来都是记反对票的适当时机。
[mass noun]formal reason; cause
理由;原因
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[with infinitive]
it's the first time that I've had occasion to complain .这是我第一次有理由抱怨。
formal cause (something)
造成,导致,引起
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something vital must have occasioned this visit 肯定有什么重大的事导致了这次访问
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his death occasioned her much grief .他的死使她十分悲痛。
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on occasion (或occasions ) occasionally; from time to time 有时;偶尔on occasion, the state was asked to intervene . 有时政府会被要求进行干预 -
rise to the occasion perform better than usual in response to a special situation or event 在特殊场合超常发挥,在特殊场合应付裕如 -
take occasion archaic make use of an opportunity to do something 〈古〉 抓住时机
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on this/that occasion 此/那时
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on the occasion of ... 在...的时候
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on occasion(s) 偶尔;有时
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"late Middle English: from Latin