convenient

英 [kənˈviːniənt]

美 [kənˈviːniənt]

adj.  实用的; 便利的; 方便的; 省事的; 附近的; 近便的; 容易到达的

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同义词辨析

convenientappropriateproper【导航词义：方便的，合适的】

牛津词典

adj.

• 实用的；便利的；方便的；省事的
  useful, easy or quick to do; not causing problems
  1. It is very convenient to pay by credit card.
     用信用卡付款非常方便。
  2. You'll find these meals quick and convenient to prepare.
     你会发现准备这样的饭既快又省事。
  3. Fruit is a convenient source of vitamins and energy.
     水果是维生素和能量的便利来源。
  4. A bicycle is often more convenient than a car in towns.
     在城镇骑自行车常常比开车更方便。
  5. I can't see him now─it isn't convenient.
     我现在不便见他。
  6. I'll call back at a more convenient time.
     在方便的时候我会回电话的。
  7. He used his wife's birthday as a convenient excuse for not going to the meeting.
     他说要给妻子过生日，利用这个借口，就不去参加会议了。
• 附近的；近便的；容易到达的
  near to a particular place; easy to get to
  1. The house is very convenient for several schools.
     这座房子离几所学校很近。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 方便的;便利的
  If a way of doing something isconvenient, it is easy, or very useful or suitable for a particular purpose.
  1. ...a flexible and convenient way of paying for business expenses...
     灵活而方便的业务费用支付方式
  2. The family thought it was more convenient to eat in the kitchen.
     这家人认为在厨房吃饭更方便。
• ADJ-GRADED 附近的;方便到达的;近便的
  If you describe a place asconvenient, you are pleased because it is near to where you are, or because you can reach another place from there quickly and easily.
  1. The town is well placed for easy access to London and convenient for Heathrow Airport...
     这座城市地理位置优越，到伦敦和希思罗机场都很方便。
  2. Martin drove along until he found a convenient parking place.
     马丁一直往前开，直到找到了一个方便的停车场。
• ADJ-GRADED (时间)方便的，合适的，合宜的
  Aconvenienttime to do something, for example to meet someone, is a time when you are free to do it or would like to do it.
  1. She will try to arrange a mutually convenient time and place for an interview...
     她会尽力安排一个双方都方便的时间和地点进行面试。
  2. Would this evening be convenient for you?
     今天晚上你方便吗？
• ADJ-GRADED (态度、行为等)方便的，省力的，省事的
  If you describe someone's attitudes or actions asconvenient, you think they are only adopting those attitudes or performing those actions in order to avoid something difficult or unpleasant.
  1. We cannot make this minority a convenient excuse to turn our backs...
     我们不能拿少数这几个人作为一种方便的借口而对此置之不理。
  2. ...a convenient scapegoat...
     随手抓来的替罪羊
  3. It does seem a bit convenient, doesn't it?
     这看起来确实省事，对吧？

英英释义

adj

• large and roomy (`convenient' is archaic in this sense)
  1. a commodious harbor
  2. a commodious building suitable for conventions
  Synonym:commodious
• suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
  1. a convenient excuse for not going

双语例句

• We rely quite a bit on ready-made meals — they are so convenient
  我们很是依赖现成食物——它们真的很方便。
• The job of chairman can no longer be regarded as a convenient soft option.
  别再以为董事长这份工作是那么容易做的。
• He might be considered little more than a convenient mouthpiece for the Prime Minister's own economic views.
  他或许仅被视为首相个人经济观点的传声筒。
• It does seem a bit convenient, doesn't it?
  这看起来确实省事，对吧？
• It is of convenient length.
  它的长度合适。
• Don't wait for me, please. That might be more convenient for both of us.
  别等我了，咱们两便吧。
• There wasn't even a convenient place for students to assemble between classes
  在课间，学生们连一个方便凑在一起的地方都没有。
• 'What time were you planning lunch?' —'Half past twelve, if that's convenient. '
  “你打算什么时候吃午饭？”“如果方便的话，12点半。”
• He has become a convenient whipping boy for the failures of the old regime.
  他成了现成的替罪羊，为旧政权的失败担受罪名。
• The family thought it was more convenient to eat in the kitchen.
  这家人认为在厨房吃饭更方便。