- [countable]
a type of work or way of life that you believe is especially suitable for you （认为特别适合自己的）工作，职业，生活方式 Nursing is not just a job—it's a vocation. 护理不仅仅是一项工作，而且还是一种职业。 She believes that she has found her true vocation in life. 她相信自己找到了真正适合自己的生活方式。 You missed your vocation—you should have been an actor. 你干错行了，你本该当演员。
CollocationsJobs 工作 Jobs 职业 Getting a job 找工作 - look for work
找工作 - look for/apply for/go for a job
找工作；申请一个职位；努力争取工作 - get/pick up/complete/fill out/ (British English) fill in an application (form)
得到／拿到／完成／填写申请（表） - send/email your (British English) CV/(North American English) résumé/application/application form/covering letter
寄／通过电邮发送简历／申请／申请表／附函 - be called for/have/attend an interview
被要求参加／有／参加面试 - offer somebody a job/work/employment/promotion
给某人提供一份工作；雇用某人；提拔某人 - find/get/land a job
找到工作 - employ/ (especially North American English) hire/recruit/ (especially British English) take on staff/workers/trainees
雇用员工／工人／实习生 - recruit/appoint a manager
招聘／任命经理
Doing a job 做工作 - arrive at/get to/leave work/the office/the factory
上／下班；到办公室／工厂上班；从办公室／工厂下班 - start/finish work/your shift
开始／结束工作／轮班工作时间 - do/put in/work overtime
加班 - have/gain/get/lack/need experience/qualifications
拥有／获得／缺乏／需要经验／资格 - do/get/have/receive training
做／得到／接受培训 - learn/pick up/improve/develop (your) skills
学习／偶然学会／提高／发展技能 - cope with/manage/share/spread the workload
应付／勉力完成／分担／分摊工作量 - improve your/achieve a better work-life balance
达到更好的工作与生活的平衡 - have (no) job satisfaction/job security
有／没有工作满足感／职业保障
Building a career 建立职业生涯 - have a job/work/a career/a vocation
有工作／事业／职业 - find/follow/pursue/ (especially North American English) live (out) your vocation
找到／从事／致力于／实践适合自己的职业 - enter/go into/join a profession
加入一个行业 - choose/embark on/start/begin/pursue a career
选择／从事／开始／致力于一种职业 - change jobs/profession/career
换工作／行业／职业 - be/ (both especially British English) work/go freelance
做自由职业 - do/take on temp work/freelance work
做／开始从事临时工作／特约工作 - do/be engaged in/be involved in voluntary work
做／从事／参与义务性工作
Leaving your job 离职 - leave/ (especially North American English) quit/resign from your job
离职；辞职 - give up work/your job/your career
放弃工作／事业 - hand in your notice/resignation
递交辞呈 - plan to/be due to retire in June/next year, etc.
计划／预计六月／明年等退休 - take early retirement
提前退休
Extra ExamplesShe feels that she missed her vocation by not working with children. 她觉得自己没有从事跟小孩子打交道的工作是入错了行。 She struggled for years to find her true vocation. 她多年来苦苦寻找真正适合自己的职业。 He is desperate to follow his vocation as an artist. 他渴望从事艺术家的职业。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- true
- Christian
- religious
- …
- find
- have
- follow
- …
- vocation for
- vocation to
- a sense of vocation
- [countable, uncountable] vocation (for something)
a belief that a particular type of work or way of life is especially suitable for you （认为某种工作或生活方式特别适合自己的）信心，使命感 He has a vocation for teaching. 他是教书的材料。 She is a doctor with a strong sense of vocation. 她是一位具有强烈使命感的医生。
Extra ExamplesShe seems to have a vocation for healing. 她像是干康复治疗这一行的料。 This is a job that demands a sense of vocation. 这是一份需要具备使命感的工作。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- true
- Christian
- religious
- …
- find
- have
- follow
- …
- vocation for
- vocation to
- a sense of vocation
- [countable, uncountable]
a belief that you have been chosen by God to be a priest or nun 圣召；神召 He spoke about his vocation to the priesthood. 他谈到了自己蒙圣召成为司铎。 They are set on living out their vocation as priests. 他们决心要实践身为牧师的使命。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- true
- Christian
- religious
- …
- find
- have
- follow
- …
- vocation for
- vocation to
- a sense of vocation
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin vocatio(n-), from vocare ‘to call’.