occasion n. 1.(庆祝等的特殊)场合;(重大)时节,时刻。 2.机会;(适当的)时机〔O-〕,〔拟人语〕好机会。 3.原因,诱因,近因。 4.(怒、笑等的)根据,理由,必要。 5.〔pl.〕〔古语〕事,事务,工作,职业。 She was the occasion of the trouble. 她是纠纷的根源。 There is no occasion to be angry. 没有生气的理由。 one's lawful occasions 〔古语〕本职。 The national-day celebration was a great occasion. 国庆日庆祝仪式很盛大。 as occasion demands 遇必要时;及时。 for one's occasion 为某人。 for the occasion 临时。 give occasion to 引起,使发生。 have no occasion for 没有的根据。 have no occasion to (do) 没有…的理由[必要](I had no occasion to see him. 我没有会见他的必要)。 have occasion for 需要。 if the occasion arises [should arise]=should occasion arise 必要的时候。 improve the occasion 抓紧时机,乘机说教。 in honour of the occasion 为表示庆贺,为道贺。 on great occasions 在大庆[盛典]时期。 on [upon] occasion 有时,间或;遇必要时。 on one occasion 曾经,有一个时候。 on several occasions 屡次,好几次。 on the first occasion 一有机会。 on the occasion of 在…的时候,在…时。 on the present occasion 当时。 on this occasion 这一次。 rise to the occasion 起来对付;善处难局。 take [seize the] occasion to (do) 抓住…的好机会,乘机…。 vt. 惹起,引起。 His conduct occasions me great anxiety. 他的行动使我非常担心。
on occasion 不时地必要时; 间或,有时; 间或地,有时; 偶尔; 殊宜的; 有时不时; 有时间或
honour n. 1.荣誉,光荣;名誉,面子,体面。 2.节操,廉耻,正直;道义;贞操。 3.尊敬,敬意。 4.高位,高官;〔His H-, Your H-〕阁下〔英国主要用于尊称地方法官,美国用于尊称一般法官〕。 5.荣典,叙勋;徽章,勋章;〔pl.〕敬礼式。 6.荣幸,优惠,优待。 7.〔 pl.〕(大学中的)优等成绩;给优等生开设的高级课程;〔英国〕优等成绩奖金。 8.纸牌中价值最高的牌〔如 A,K,Q,J,及10〕。 9.(高尔夫球的)先打权。 10.荣幸〔客套语〕。 11.光荣的人,光荣的事〔与不定冠词连用〕。 business honour商业信用。 a debt of honour(无字据的)信用借款。 H- and profit lie not in one sack. 〔谚语〕荣誉和私利,决不在一起。 May I have the honour of your company at dinner 敬备菲酌,恭请光临。 His H- the Judge 法官阁下。 pass with honour in mathmatics 数学考试成绩优异。 an honour's degree 优等学位。 a sense of honour荣誉感,廉耻心。 funeral [last] honours 葬礼。 The honours rest with him. 集荣誉于一身,他获得很大成功。 military honours 军葬礼;军礼。 an affair of honour决斗。 a roll of honour 阵亡烈士名单。 be on one's honour to do sth. =be in honour bound to do sth. ,be bound in honour to do sth. 道义上必须做某事。 come off with honour 光荣地完成。 compromise one's honour 累及名誉。 do honour to 给…带来荣誉,对…表示敬意。 do the honours (of the house) 作主人招待宾客,尽地主之谊。 for (the) honour of 【商业】为顾全…的信用起见。 guards of honour 仪仗队。 give [pay] honour to 向…致敬。 give one's word of honour 用名誉担保。 go in for honours 〔大学用语〕考取优等。 graduate [pass] with honours 优等毕业〔考试成绩优等〕。 hold sb. in honour 敬重某人。 honour bright 〔口语〕誓必,一定;以名誉担保。 in honour 道义上。 in honour of 向…表示敬意,为祝贺…,为纪念…。 maid of honour 1. 宫女。 2. 〔美国〕女傧相。 make honours to sb. 向某人致敬。 on [upon] one's (word of) honour 以名誉担保。 pledge one's honour 用名誉担保。 point of honour 有关体面的事。 put sb. on his honour 信任某人会重视他的名誉。 save one's honour 保全面子。 the code [law] of honour 1. 公认的行为准则。 2. 决斗惯例。 the honour's list 受勋者名单。 the honourof war 给与战败军队的优待〔如允许其保留武器、旗帜等〕。 with honours easy 优势均等。 vt. 1.尊敬;尊重;给与荣誉,给与…的光荣;以…为荣;向…授勋 (with) 礼遇。 2.接受;【商业】承认如期付款,承兑(票据),兑现。 honoura debt in advance 提前还债。 honourone's promise 实践诺言。
Good-bye, my maid, said sir john, raising his head from his breast as he suspended his nap, induced by a slight excess this morning in honour of the occasion “你去吧,我的孩子。”约翰爵士抬起头来说,为了庆祝苔丝出门的这个早晨,他又去喝了酒,垂着头在那儿打瞌睡。
But destiny, in the shape of the rev . mr . nasmyth, came between me and miss temple : i saw her in her travelling dress step into a post-chaise, shortly after the marriage ceremony; i watched the chaise mount the hill and disappear beyond its brow; and then retired to my own room, and there spent in solitude the greatest part of the half-holiday granted in honour of the occasion 但是命运化作牧师内史密斯把我和坦普尔小组分开了。我见她身着行装在婚礼后不久跨进一辆驿站马车,我凝视着马车爬上小山,消失在陡坡后面。随后我回到了自己的房间,在孤寂中度过了为庆祝这一时刻而放的半假日的绝大部分时间。