vocation vacation区别

　　一、vocation的含义及用法介绍

　　vocation作为名词，含义有(认为特别适合自己的)工作，职业，生活方式;(认为某种工作或生活方式特别适合自己的)信心，使命感;圣召;神召。复数形式为vocations。

　　例句：She believes that she has found her true vocation in life.

　　她相信自己找到了真正适合自己的生活方式。

　　He has a vocation for teaching.

　　他是教书的材料。

　　She is a doctor with a strong sense of vocation.

　　她是一位具有强烈使命感的医生。

　　It could well be that he has a real vocation...

　　很可能他是找到了自己真正的使命。

　　Her vocation is her work as an actress...

　　她的职业就是当演员。

　　Nursing is not just a job ─ it's a vocation.

　　护理不仅仅是一项工作，而且还是一种职业。

　　二、vacation的含义及用法介绍

　　1、当vacation作为名词时，含义为(英国大学的)假期;(美国学校的)假期;(法庭的)休庭期。

　　例句：They're on vacation in Hawaii right now.

　　他们此时正在夏威夷度假。

　　You look tired─you should take a vacation .

　　你看上去很累，应该休假了。

　　The job includes two weeks' paid vacation.

　　这份工作包括两周的带薪假期。

　　During his summer vacation he visited Russia...

　　暑假期间他去俄罗斯了。

　　They planned a late summer vacation in Europe...

　　他们打算夏末去欧洲度假。

　　2、当vacation作为动词时，含义为度假。

　　例句：They are currently vacationing in Florida.

　　他们目前正在佛罗里达州度假。

　　Myles vacationed in Jamaica...

　　迈尔斯去了牙买加度假。

　　He was vacationing and couldn't be reached for comment.

　　他当时正在度假，无法联系到他征求意见。