oc‧cu‧pa‧tion S3 W3 AC / ɒkjəpeɪʃ ə n, ɒkjʊpeɪʃ ə n $ ɑk- / 名词
1 [可数名词] a job or profession :
Please state your name, address and occupation.
professional and managerial occupations
manual occupations
2 [不可数名词] when a large group of people enter a place and take control of it, especially by military force
occupation of
the German occupation of France
under occupation
The area is under occupation (= controlled by a foreign army ) .
3 [可数名词] a way of spending your time 同义词 pastime :
One of my childhood occupations was collecting stamps.
4 [不可数名词] when someone lives or stays in a building or place :
When the first scientists came to the region they found little evidence of human occupation.
COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + occupation
manual occupations/blue-collar occupations (= jobs in which you work using your hands ) People from manual occupations are most at risk of experiencing poverty.
professional occupations/white-collar occupations (= jobs that usually involve a lot of education ) professional occupations such as medicine or the law | Teachers’ pay compares poorly with that of other white-collar occupations.
skilled/unskilled occupations (= needing training and experience/not needing training and experience ) Plumbing and carpentry are highly skilled occupations. | Workers in unskilled occupations are finding fewer job opportunities.
a working-class/middle-class occupation Teaching is regarded as a middle-class occupation. | Working-class occupations may be divided into skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled.
a male/female occupation (= a job that traditionally is done by men or women ) traditional female occupations such as nursing
managerial occupations (= a job that involves being a manager ) Women in managerial occupations tend to have children later.
service occupations (= a job in which you provide a service rather than producing goods ) Around two thirds of the labour force is employed in service occupations.
动词
have an occupation The people in the region have a variety of occupations.
choose an occupation Young people need help with choosing a suitable occupation.
take up an occupation ( also enter an occupation formal ) (= start doing one ) Many of his colleagues have taken up another occupation. | Our recent graduates have entered a wide range of occupations.
follow an occupation formal (= do one ) The third son followed his father’s occupation.
THESAURUS
job 名词 [可数名词] the regular paid work that you do for an employer : a full-time job | John got a job in a car factory.
work 名词 [不可数名词] activities that you are paid for doing – used either when you work for an employer or when you work in your own business : I started work when I was 18. | He graduated from college last year and is still looking for work.
profession 名词 [可数名词] a job for which you need special education and training : There are now a lot more women in the legal profession . | Many teachers are leaving the profession.
occupation 名词 [可数名词] formal a job, or a type of job – often used on official documents : Please give your name, age, and occupation. | a traditionally male occupation
career 名词 [可数名词] the work you do or plan to do for most of your life : I’m interested in a career in journalism.
position 名词 [可数名词] formal a particular job within an organization : I am writing to apply for the position of technical assistant. | We regret that the position has already been filled. | Please state the position which you are applying for.
post 名词 [可数名词] formal a job, especially an important one in a large organization : She has held the post of managing director for two years. | He applied for the post of Senior Manager.
vacancy/opening 名词 [可数名词] a job that is available for someone to do : The hospital has been unable to fill the vacancy . | There are very few openings in scientific research.
appointment 名词 [可数名词] an important job which someone is asked to do : He took an appointment as US trade ambassador in Geneva.
posting 名词 [可数名词] a situation in which someone is sent somewhere to do a job for a period of time by the organization they work for : This was his first posting outside the UK. | an overseas posting | His next posting took him to the Ministry of Defence.
trade 名词 [可数名词] a job that involves using your hands, and for which you need special training : Most of the men had worked in skilled trades such as carpentry and printing.
employment 名词 [不可数名词] the fact of having a job : The factory will provide employment for local people. | She was offered employment in the sales office.