vocation
noun [ C or U ] uk/vəʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/ us/voʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/
C2 （值得投入所有时间和精力的）职业，工作;（认为某种职业适合自己的）使命感
a type of work that you feel you are suited to doing and to which you should give all your time and energy, or the feeling that a type of work suits you in this way
I feel I've found/missed my true vocation. 我觉得找到／错过了真正适合自己的职业。
Most teachers regard their profession as a vocation, not just a job. 大多数老师把他们的职业看作是一种使命，而不仅仅是一份工作。
To work in medicine, you should have a vocation for it. 要从事医务工作，你就要有一种使命感。
Synonym: calling
Compare: career noun