- 词义辨析
occasion, chance, opportunity
这组词都有“机会”“机遇”“运气”的意思。它们的区别在于:1.chance常与opportunity互换使用,但occasion常指一般性的机会,而opportunity则多指特殊的机会。2.chance含有侥幸的意味,而opportunity则含有期待的意味。chance常表示可能性,而opportunity则无此义。例如:I had no chance〔opportunity〕 to see him.我没有机会见到他。They had no chance〔opportunity〕 to escape.他们没有逃跑的机会。He has few occasions to speak English.他很少有机会讲英语。I never miss a chance〔an opportunity〕 of playing football.我从不放弃踢足球的机会。Chance plays an important part in many card games.在很多纸牌游戏中,运气起着重要的作用。The chances are ten to one that we will win.我们获胜的可能性是10比1。
- 速记技巧
谐音记忆法
“OK人”。说话会看场合、抓时机的人是个很OK的人。
词源词缀法
oc-加强意义+-cas-降临,发生+-ion名词词尾oc-,向前,朝向,-cas,掉落,词源同case,cascade,accident.引申词义偶然,场合,时机。
谐音记忆法
谐音:恶客人,任何场合都不欢迎恶客人。
- 近义词
- timen.时间;时刻;时代;次;
- chancen.可能性;机会;风险;意外;
- occurrencen.发生,出现;遭遇,事件;
n.
- 知识拓展
重要短语
on the occasion在那时;值此…之际
special occasion特别的时刻;特别的场合
on the occasion of值此…之际
on occasion有时;偶尔
- 双语例句 更多例句
It should have been an occasion for rejoicing, but she could not feel any real joy.
原本应该是高兴的时刻,她却丝毫未感到快乐。
牛津高阶英汉双解词典
I'll speak to him about it if the occasion arises (= if I get a chance).
有机会的话,我要跟他谈谈这件事。
牛津高阶英汉双解词典
He argued that the release of hostages should not occasion a change in policy.
他认为释放人质不应造成政策的改变。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
I can remember very few occasions when he had to cancel because of ill health.
我记得他因为健康不佳而被迫取消的情况绝无仅有。
牛津高阶英汉双解词典
He treated them seriously and, on occasion, entertained them hilariously...
他对待他们严肃认真,偶尔又逗得他们捧腹不已。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
然而,因弗内斯队在下半场经受住了考验,踢出了很长一段时间以来的最佳水平。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
They marked the occasion (= celebrated it) with an open-air concert.
他们举办露天音乐会来庆祝这个特别的时刻。
牛津高阶英汉双解词典
He translated not only from the French but also, on occasion, from the Polish.
他不仅做法文翻译,有时也做些波兰语翻译。
柯林斯词典例句库
I often think fondly of an occasion some years ago at Covent Garden...
我时常愉快地回想起几年前在科文特花园的一个时刻。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
I'm willing to go to court over this if the occasion arises (= if it becomes necessary) .
如果必要的话,我愿意就此出庭。
牛津高阶英汉双解词典
The flight delay was occasioned by the need for a further security check.
这次航班的延误是由于必须做进一步的安全检查。
牛津高阶英汉双解词典
We have had occasion to deal with members of the group on a variety of charges.
我们有必要以多项罪名起诉该组织的成员。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 相关词组
- on the occasion of在…的时候,值此之际;
- by occasion of因为;
- equal to the occasion临事能够应付局面;
- on this occasion在这场合;
- on occasion有时, 间或;
- great occasion大庆;
- on one occasion曾经,有一个时候;
- on the happy occasion of在这个快乐的场合
- rise to the occasion能够应付;临机处宜;
- special occasion特别的时刻;特别的场合;
- give occasion tov.引起;
- 今日热词
- 热门搜索
- grace n.恩泽;优雅;慈悲;魅力;v.使优美;惠赐;
- vital adj.必要的,至关重要的;生命的,维持生命所必需的;生气勃勃的;
- burn vt.& vi.使用某物为燃料;烧毁;烧坏;烧伤;n.烧伤,烧痕;
- where you are 你在哪里(歌曲名);
- cultivator n.中耕机;耕耘机;耕种者;农民;
- permit v.允许;使有可能;破例做;n.许可证;
- banana n.香蕉;adj.发狂的;
- neighborhood n.地区;某地区的人;与某处邻近的地区;临近街坊;
- jet n.喷嘴,喷雾;喷气式飞机;喷射流;煤玉;vi.乘喷气式飞机;射出;
- kill vt.& vi. 杀死…;vt. 使停止[结束,失败];破坏,减弱,抵消;使痛苦,使受折磨;使笑得前仰后合,使笑死了;
- framework n.构架;框架;(体系的)结构;机构,组织;
- thought n. 思想;想法;关心;思索;v. 想( think的过去式和过去分词);思索;以为;认为;