occupation

noun

OPAL W

/ˌɒkjuˈpeɪʃn/

/ˌɑːkjuˈpeɪʃn/

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[countable] a job or profession
- Please state your name, age and occupation below.
Synonyms work
work
- employment
- career
- profession
- occupation
- trade
These are all words for the jobs that somebody does in return for payment, especially over a long period of time.
- work the job that somebody does, especially in order to earn money:
  It’s very difficult to find work at the moment.
- employment (rather formal) work, especially when it is done to earn money; the state of being employed or the situation in which people have work:
  Only half the people here are in paid employment.
- career the job or series of jobs that somebody has in a particular area of work, usually involving more responsibility as time passes:
  He had a very distinguished career in the Foreign Office.
- profession a type of job that needs special training or skill, especially one that needs a high level of education:
  He hopes to enter the medical profession.
  The profession is all the people who work in a particular profession: the legal profession. The professions are the traditional jobs that need a high level of education and training, such as being a doctor or lawyer.
- occupation (rather formal) a job or profession:
  Please state your name, age, and occupation.
- trade a job, especially one that involves working with your hands and requires special training and skills:
  Carpentry is a highly skilled trade.
Patterns
- in/out of work/employment
- (a) full-time/part-time work/employment/career/occupation
- permanent/temporary work/employment
- (a) well-paid work/employment/profession/occupation
- (a) low-paid work/employment/occupation
- to look for/seek/find work/employment/a career/an occupation
- to get/obtain/give somebody/offer somebody/create/generate/provide work/employment
Extra Examples
- He gave up his occupation as a farmer and became a teacher.
- He left the army in 1999 and chose a civilian occupation.
- Her occupation is listed as ‘homemaker’.
- The college provides training in a wide range of occupations.
- The people interviewed followed a variety of occupations
- service occupations such as cleaning and catering
- Is your occupation full-time or part-time?
- It's harder to lose weight when you have a sedentary occupation.
- Why is nursing still seen as a female occupation?
Topics Jobsb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- full-time
- current
- main
- …
verb + occupation
- choose
- find
- follow
- …
phrases
- list somebody’s occupation as something
- a range of occupations
See full entry
[countable] the way in which you spend your time, especially when you are not working
- Her main occupation seems to be shopping.
[uncountable] the act of moving into a country, town, etc. and taking control of it using military force; the period of time during which a country, town, etc. is controlled in this way
- the Roman occupation of Britain
- under occupation The zones under occupation contained major industrial areas.
- occupation forces
Extra Examples
- During the occupation, the church was used as a mosque.
- The invaders have ended their occupation of large parts of the territories.
- It is the duty of the occupation force to maintain civil order.
- The military occupation has created anger and resentment.
Topics War and conflictc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- foreign
- continued
- continuing
- …
verb + occupation
- begin
- end
- maintain
- …
occupation + verb
- begin
- end
- continue
- …
occupation + noun
- force
preposition
- during the occupation
- under occupation
- occupation of
- …
See full entry
[uncountable] (formal) the act of living in or using a building, room, piece of land, etc.
- The offices will be ready for occupation in June.
- in occupation The following applies only to tenants in occupation after January 1, 2010.
- The level of owner occupation (= people owning their homes) has increased rapidly in the last 30 years.
Extra Examples
- He intends to remain in occupation of the building for as long as possible.
- The houses were judged to be unfit for human occupation.
- You can only take up occupation once the tenancy has been signed.
- illegal occupation of the building
- the conversion of big old buildings to multiple occupation
Topics Houses and homesc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- land
- illegal
- unlawful
- …
verb + occupation
- take up
preposition
- in occupation of
phrases
- ready for occupation
See full entry

Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin occupatio(n-), from the verb occupare ‘seize’. Sense (3) dates from the mid 16th cent.

单词	occupation
释义	occupation noun OPAL W /ˌɒkjuˈpeɪʃn/ /ˌɑːkjuˈpeɪʃn/ jump to other results [countable] a job or profession Please state your name, age and occupation below. Synonyms workwork employment career profession occupation trade These are all words for the jobs that somebody does in return for payment, especially over a long period of time. work the job that somebody does, especially in order to earn money: It’s very difficult to find work at the moment. employment (rather formal) work, especially when it is done to earn money; the state of being employed or the situation in which people have work: Only half the people here are in paid employment. career the job or series of jobs that somebody has in a particular area of work, usually involving more responsibility as time passes: He had a very distinguished career in the Foreign Office. profession a type of job that needs special training or skill, especially one that needs a high level of education: He hopes to enter the medical profession. The profession is all the people who work in a particular profession: the legal profession. The professions are the traditional jobs that need a high level of education and training, such as being a doctor or lawyer. occupation (rather formal) a job or profession: Please state your name, age, and occupation. trade a job, especially one that involves working with your hands and requires special training and skills: Carpentry is a highly skilled trade. Patterns in/out of work/employment (a) full-time/part-time work/employment/career/occupation permanent/temporary work/employment (a) well-paid work/employment/profession/occupation (a) low-paid work/employment/occupation to look for/seek/find work/employment/a career/an occupation to get/obtain/give somebody/offer somebody/create/generate/provide work/employment Extra Examples He gave up his occupation as a farmer and became a teacher. He left the army in 1999 and chose a civilian occupation. Her occupation is listed as ‘homemaker’. The college provides training in a wide range of occupations. The people interviewed followed a variety of occupations service occupations such as cleaning and catering Is your occupation full-time or part-time? It's harder to lose weight when you have a sedentary occupation. Why is nursing still seen as a female occupation? Topics Jobsb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective full-time current main … verb + occupation choose find follow … phrases list somebody’s occupation as something a range of occupations See full entry [countable] the way in which you spend your time, especially when you are not working Her main occupation seems to be shopping. [uncountable] the act of moving into a country, town, etc. and taking control of it using military force; the period of time during which a country, town, etc. is controlled in this way the Roman occupation of Britain under occupation The zones under occupation contained major industrial areas. occupation forces Extra Examples During the occupation, the church was used as a mosque. The invaders have ended their occupation of large parts of the territories. It is the duty of the occupation force to maintain civil order. The military occupation has created anger and resentment. Topics War and conflictc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective foreign continued continuing … verb + occupation begin end maintain … occupation + verb begin end continue … occupation + noun force preposition during the occupation under occupation occupation of … See full entry [uncountable] (formal) the act of living in or using a building, room, piece of land, etc. The offices will be ready for occupation in June. in occupation The following applies only to tenants in occupation after January 1, 2010. The level of owner occupation (= people owning their homes) has increased rapidly in the last 30 years. Extra Examples He intends to remain in occupation of the building for as long as possible. The houses were judged to be unfit for human occupation. You can only take up occupation once the tenancy has been signed. illegal occupation of the building the conversion of big old buildings to multiple occupation Topics Houses and homesc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective land illegal unlawful … verb + occupation take up preposition in occupation of phrases ready for occupation See full entry Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin occupatio(n-), from the verb occupare ‘seize’. Sense (3) dates from the mid 16th cent.
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