[] a type of work or way of life that you believe is especially suitable for you （认为特别适合自己的）工作，职业，生活方式◆Nursing is not just a job—it's a vocation. 护理不仅是一份工作 ── 它是一份职业。◆graphic designers and other people with a commercial vocation 平面设计师和其他从事商业的人◆He has a vocation for teaching. 他的天性适合教书。➡ see note at job