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find one's calling
表示找到自己真正适合的职业。
She found her calling as a teacher.
她找到了作为教师的职业。
使命感；召唤；天职
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使命感；召唤；天职
A strong urge or sense of mission to do a particular thing in life, such as a career or vocation.
She found her calling as a teacher.
她找到了作为教师的职业。
强烈的冲动(去做某件事,例如成为宗教人士、帮助穷人或成为艺人)
A strong urge (to do some particular thing with or in one's life, for example to become religious, to help the poor, or to be an entertainer).
工作或职业
A job or occupation.
She believes that teaching is her true calling.
她相信教学是她真正的天职。
Many people spend years searching for their calling.
许多人花多年时间寻找自己的使命。
He felt a strong calling to become a doctor.
他感到一种强烈的召唤，想成为一名医生。
表示找到自己真正适合的职业。
She found her calling as a teacher.
她找到了作为教师的职业。
表示对某职业有使命感。
He has a calling for medicine.
他有一种从事医学的天职。
After years of hesitation, he finally followed his calling.
经过多年的犹豫，他终于追随了自己的使命。
Not this
I am calling as a teacher.
Use this
I have a calling as a teacher.
这里错误地将'calling'用作动词的现在分词，而名词'calling'表示'职业使命'，需要用'have a calling'结构。
Not this
My calling is a doctor.
Use this
My calling is to be a doctor.
这里错误地将'calling'等同于具体职业，而英语中'calling'后通常接不定式或介词短语，不能直接接名词作为表语。
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找到自己的天职
She left finance to find her calling as a teacher.
她离开金融行业，去找到自己作为教师的天职。
真正的使命；天生适合的职业
He believes medicine is his true calling.
他认为从医是他真正的天职。
感到一种强烈的使命感
She feels a calling to help the poor.
她感到一种帮助穷人的强烈使命感。
宗教神召；出家为神职的召唤
He experienced a religious calling at an early age.
他年幼时就体验过宗教的神召。
使命感；天职感
Nurses often have a strong sense of calling.
护士们往往有强烈的使命感。
遵从自己的使命；投身天职
He followed his calling to become a priest.
他遵从自己的使命，成为了一名牧师。
找到自己的使命；发现自己的人生志向
After years of office work, she finally found her calling as a nurse.
做了多年办公室工作后，她终于发现自己的人生志向是做一名护士。
更高的使命；崇高的使命感
He left his lucrative job in response to a higher calling.
他因一份崇高的使命感而离开了高薪工作。
标志性的特征；独有的名片
Her distinctive laugh has become her calling card.
她那独特的笑声成了她的标志性特征。
因为神的恩赐和呼召是不可改变的。
This is a verse from the New Testament (Romans 11:29). It is often quoted in English to emphasize that a person's true purpose or vocation cannot be taken away.
这句经文出自《新约圣经·罗马书》11:29。英语中常被引用，用来强调一个人真正的使命或天职是无法被剥夺的。
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calling 由 call（呼唤）+ing 构成，想象内心在呼唤（call）你去做某件事，这就是使命感、天职。
语域：mixed 常见场景：religious vocation、career and life-purpose discussions、formal writing about motivation calling 作名词表示“使命感/强烈召唤”时，通常用于较正式或带感情色彩的语境，比如谈论宗教感召、职业选择或人生目标；在口语中也会用 find one's calling，但整体并不随意，多出现在认真或鼓舞性的对话里。
可数名词
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