occasion
noun
verb
əˈkeɪʒən noun
1
TIME
时间
a. a time when something happens b. a suitable or favourable time Do not use when you mean ‘a time when it is possible for you to do what you want to do’. Use or . 表示是做想要做的事的时机时，不要用 occasion，而要用 opportunity 或 chance C singular 单数
on...occasion
I’ve seen Jana with them on several occasions.
我几次看见贾娜和他们在一起。
On this occasion we were sitting in a park in Madrid.
这时候我们正坐在马德里的一个公园里。
She had met Zahid on two separate occasions.
她遇到过扎希德两次。
[+ for ]
This was the occasion for expressions of friendship by the two presidents.
这是两位总统表达友谊的时机。
Do not waste this opportunity (NOT 不说 this occasion) .
不要坐失良机。
2
SPECIAL EVENT
特别的事件
an important social event or ceremony 重要的社交活动，盛会 C
I’m saving this bottle of champagne for a special occasion .
我要把这瓶香槟酒留到特殊场合用。
They presented him with a gift to mark the occasion (=celebrate it) .
他们赠给他一件礼物来庆贺这一特别的时刻。
[+ of ]
His funeral was a great occasion of public mourning.
他的葬礼是一次给大众追思的重要时刻。
3
CAUSE/REASON
原因
a cause or reason [正式] 直接的原因，诱因 U | formal
His remark was the occasion of a bitter quarrel.
他的话引起了一场激烈的争吵。
I had occasion to call on him last year.
去年我有事去探望过他。
4
if (the) occasion arises
if a particular action ever becomes necessary [正式] 如有必要，必要时 formal
If ever the occasion arises when I want advice, you’re the first person I’ll come to.
如果我需要建议的话，我第一个就来找你。
5
on occasion
sometimes but not often 有时，间或，偶尔
On occasion prisoners were allowed visits from their families.
有时候囚犯的家属可获准去探望他们。
6
on the occasion of sth
at the time of an important event [正式] 在〔重要事件〕之际 formal
on the occasion of his second wedding
在他第二次婚礼上
verb
7 to cause something [正式] 引起，惹起
She had a long career break occasioned by her husband’s job being moved to Paris.
他丈夫转到巴黎去工作，因此她的职业生涯中断了很长一段时间。
occasion sb sth
Your behaviour has occasioned us a great deal of anxiety.
你的行为让我们极为不安。