occasion

• He took the occasion to drop it without further discussion .
  他借机搪塞，不作进一步讨论。
• He used the occasion to clear the books on cambodia .
  他利用这次机会解释了有关柬埔寨问题。
• I kissed her in a subdued way, proper to the occasion .
  我用适合时宜的温和的方式吻了吻她。
• What fears their absence might have occasioned already !
  他们的失踪究竟要造成什么样的后果呀！
• The occasion begins well with a visit to the local aquarium .
  会见是以参观当地的水族馆开始的。
• His walking stick served him as a bludgeon on many occasions .
  好多次，他把手杖用作打人的棍棒。
• During the repast, she had occasion to speak severed times .
  吃饭的时刻，她才得空好几次开口说话。
• On this occasion he dilated at great length on the subject .
  在这种情形下他又冗长地说明这个问题。
• I see no occasion for that .
  我不用去。
• Swift had been as plain and as satirical, on occasion .
  斯威夫特的文笔有时同样朴实，同样喜欢讽刺。