English Dictionary

occasion

/əˈkeɪʒən/

noun

A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance. / The time when something happens. / An occurrence or state of affairs which causes some event or reaction; a motive or reason.

I am looking forward to the occasion.

意味（1）

A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance.

At this point, she seized the occasion to make her own observation.

意味（2）

The time when something happens.

And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes. He said that if you wanted to do anything for them, you must rule them, not pamper them.

意味（3）

An occurrence or state of affairs which causes some event or reaction; a motive or reason.

I had no occasion to feel offended, however.

意味（4）

Something which causes something else; a cause.

it were too vile to say, and scarce to be beleeved, what we endured: but the occasion was our owne, for want of providence, industrie and government ….

意味（5）

(obsolete) An occurrence or incident.

意味（6）

A particular happening; an instance or time when something occurred.

I could think of two separate occasions when she had deliberately lied to me.

意味（7）

Need; requirement, necessity.

I had occasion […] to make a somewhat long business trip to Chicago, and on my return […] I found Farrar awaiting me in the railway station. He smiled his wonted fraction by way of greeting, […], and finally leading me to his buggy, turned and drove out of town. I was completely mystified at such an unusual proceeding.

意味（8）

A special event or function.

Having people round for dinner was always quite an occasion at our house.

意味（9）

A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.

Whose manner was, all passengers to stay, / And entertaine with her occasions sly.