avocation

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英[ˌævəʊˈkeɪʃn]
美[ˌævoʊˈkeɪʃn]

基本释义

n.
<正>业余爱好,嗜好; <罕>职业

词性变化

实用例句

He was a printer by trade and naturalist by avocation.

他从事印刷业,同时是个博物学爱好者。

His vocation coincides with his avocation.

他的职业同他的爱好完全一致.

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Learning foreign languages is just an avocation with me.

学习外语只不过是我的一项业余爱好.

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He is a doctor by profession and a novelist by avocation.

他的职业是医生,副业是作家.

辞典例句

Writing poems is an avocation with me.

写诗只不过是我的一个业余爱好而已.

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My uncle, an accountant, composes music as an avocation.

我叔叔是一位会计师, 作曲是他的嗜好.

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Although a physician by vocation, he is a botanist by avocation.

虽然他的职业是医生, 却又是一个业余的植物学家.

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Learning ballet is just an avocation with me.

学习芭蕾舞只不过是我的一项业余爱好.

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Bookkeeping is Mr. Jones'vocation, and photography is his avocation.

薄记是琼斯先生的职业, 照像是他的副业.

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Teaching is my vocation and writing is my avocation.

教书是我的职业,写作是我的副业.

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Make authorship your avocation, not your vocation.

把写作当作你的副业, 不要把它当作正业.

《简明英汉词典》

After the course is cogitative, decide development is versed in avocation machines a village.

经过深思熟虑后, 决定开发工副业加工小区.

期刊摘选

Dance, then, is a avocation for you.

那么跳舞对你来说就是一个“副业”.

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He abandoned his regular occupation and concentrated on his avocation.

他放弃了第一职业,集中精力去搞副业.

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Learning foreign languages is just avocation with me.

学外语是我的业余爱好.

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He was going to talk about writing as an avocation.

他打算谈谈业余写作的体会.

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At present reading funnies is his favorite avocation.

目前看连环画是他最好的业余爱好.

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He was a printer by trade and naturalist by avocation.

他从事印刷业,同时是个博物学爱好者。

辞典例句

英英释义

Noun
  • 1. an auxiliary activity

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