- [countable]
a type of work or way of life that you believe is especially suitable for you （認爲特别適合自己的）工作，職業，生活方式 Nursing is not just a job—it's a vocation. 護理不僅僅是一項工作，而且還是一種職業。 She believes that she has found her true vocation in life. 她相信自己找到了真正適合自己的生活方式。 You missed your vocation—you should have been an actor. 你幹錯行了，你本該當演員。
CollocationsJobs 工作 Jobs 職業 Getting a job 找工作 - look for work
找工作 - look for/apply for/go for a job
找工作；申請一個職位；努力爭取工作 - get/pick up/complete/fill out/ (British English) fill in an application (form)
得到／拿到／完成／填寫申請（表） - send/email your (British English) CV/(North American English) résumé/application/application form/covering letter
寄／通過電郵發送簡歷／申請／申請表／附函 - be called for/have/attend an interview
被要求參加／有／參加面試 - offer somebody a job/work/employment/promotion
給某人提供一份工作；僱用某人；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
僱用員工／工人／實習生 - recruit/appoint a manager
招聘／任命經理
Doing a job 做工作 - arrive at/get to/leave work/the office/the factory
上／下班；到辦公室／工廠上班；從辦公室／工廠下班 - start/finish work/your shift
開始／結束工作／輪班工作時間 - do/put in/work overtime
加班 - have/gain/get/lack/need experience/qualifications
擁有／獲得／缺乏／需要經驗／資格 - do/get/have/receive training
做／得到／接受培訓 - learn/pick up/improve/develop (your) skills
學習／偶然學會／提高／發展技能 - cope with/manage/share/spread the workload
應付／勉力完成／分擔／分攤工作量 - improve your/achieve a better work-life balance
達到更好的工作與生活的平衡 - have (no) job satisfaction/job security
有／沒有工作滿足感／職業保障
Building a career 建立職業生涯 - have a job/work/a career/a vocation
有工作／事業／職業 - find/follow/pursue/ (especially North American English) live (out) your vocation
找到／從事／致力於／實踐適合自己的職業 - enter/go into/join a profession
加入一個行業 - choose/embark on/start/begin/pursue a career
選擇／從事／開始／致力於一種職業 - change jobs/profession/career
換工作／行業／職業 - be/ (both especially British English) work/go freelance
做自由職業 - do/take on temp work/freelance work
做／開始從事臨時工作／特約工作 - do/be engaged in/be involved in voluntary work
做／從事／參與義務性工作
Leaving your job 離職 - leave/ (especially North American English) quit/resign from your job
離職；辭職 - give up work/your job/your career
放棄工作／事業 - hand in your notice/resignation
遞交辭呈 - plan to/be due to retire in June/next year, etc.
計劃／預計六月／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. 她覺得自己沒有從事跟小孩子打交道的工作是入錯了行。 She struggled for years to find her true vocation. 她多年來苦苦尋找真正適合自己的職業。 He is desperate to follow his vocation as an artist. 他渴望從事藝術家的職業。
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 （認爲某種工作或生活方式特别適合自己的）信心，使命感 He has a vocation for teaching. 他是教書的材料。 She is a doctor with a strong sense of vocation. 她是一位具有強烈使命感的醫生。
Extra ExamplesShe seems to have a vocation for healing. 她像是幹康複治療這一行的料。 This is a job that demands a sense of vocation. 這是一份需要具備使命感的工作。
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 聖召；神召 He spoke about his vocation to the priesthood. 他談到了自己蒙聖召成爲司铎。 They are set on living out their vocation as priests. 他們決心要實踐身爲牧師的使命。
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’.