occupation

profession, job, occupation, trade, vocation, career, work, employment

这些名词均含“职业”之意。
profession: 以前常指要受过高等教育(尤指法律、医学和神学)才能获得的职业，现在一般指为谋生之职，尤指从事脑力劳动和受过专门训练，具有某种专业知识的工作。
job: 泛指一切有报酬的工作。
occupation: 泛指任何一种职业，比job正式，经常用于书面填表中。
trade: 指技巧、技能型职业。
vocation: 较正式用词，语气庄重，有专业及天职之意，以前常用于教会中的职位。
career: 指经过专门训练，终身愿意从事的职业。
work: 指任何种类的工作，也泛指职业。
employment: 指受雇的工作，通常能比较稳定领取工资。

名词 occupation:

1. the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
   同义词：business, job, line of work, line
2. the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
   同义词：military control
3. any activity that occupies a person's attention
4. the act of occupying or taking possession of a building
   同义词：occupancy, taking possession, moving in
5. the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied

1. I haven't entered your name and occupation yet.
   我尚未记下你的名字和职业。
2. What's your occupation?' I'm a dancer.'
   ｀你的职业是什麽?＇｀我是跳舞的.＇
3. Please state your name, age and occupation.
   请说明姓名、年龄和职业。
4. Riding is her favorite occupation.
   骑马是她最喜欢的消遣。
5. He is a merchant in occupation.
   他的职业是经商。
6. He returned from Paris and found his office was under someone else's occupation.
   他从巴黎回来，发现他的办公室被别人占了。