释义
[ kuh n-veen -yuh ns ] SHOW IPA
/ kənˈvin yəns / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun the quality of being convenient; suitability.
anything that saves or simplifies work, adds to one's ease or comfort, etc., as an appliance, utensil, or the like.
a convenient situation or time: at your convenience.
advantage or accommodation: a shelter for the convenience of travelers.
Chiefly British . water closet (def. 1).
adjective easy to obtain, use, or reach; made for convenience: convenience utensils that can be discarded after use.
Origin of convenience 1350–1400; Middle English <Latin convenientia harmony, agreement. See convenient, -ence
SYNONYMS FOR convenience 1 utility, handiness, availability.
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Words nearby convenience convective heat, convector, convenance, convene, convener, convenience , convenience food, convenience store, conveniency, convenient, convent
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Example sentences from the Web for convenience Elo said he gave the FPPC bank statements detailing the illegal expenditures — various payments to convenience stores and restaurants, and mobile transfers to Barrios’s personal bank account.
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It is a vehicle that impacts actual lives thousands of miles beyond the coffee shop or convenience store.
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They’re combining the convenience of e-commerce with the immediacy of stores.
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So if you think about our cycle in the US, when we first started having tech companies in tech services, we were actually pretty happy with the idea of giving up some of our data privacy in exchange for that convenience .
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As we said before, “Having certain Google Analytics data in Search Console can offer a big convenience and also help you see your data in new ways.”
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Holsey admitted to killing a police officer after robbing a convenience store.
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On the afternoon Brown was killed, he had stolen a pack of cigars from a convenience store.
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The bond between women and detachable showerheads, after all, is both a marriage of convenience and one of love.
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While the two outfits have long enjoyed a marriage of convenience , they have been careful to maintain a distance from each other.
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And then you go and open a convenience store and it’s the ‘All-American convenience store.
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They have for the sake of convenience been called the alpha, beta, and gamma rays.
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This age was taken for the sake of convenience , and to include all children indefinitely specified as having "died young."
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Considerations of convenience , however, postponed the marriage.
Narrative And Miscellaneous Papers | Thomas De Quincey
Nevertheless, there are times when this method may be found a convenience and yield results which are all that may be desired.
The Barnet Book of Photography | Various
Utility and convenience took the place of show and splendor.
Our Hundred Days in Europe | Oliver Wendell Holmes
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British Dictionary definitions for convenience noun the state or quality of being suitable or opportune the convenience of the hour
a convenient time or situation
at your convenience at a time suitable to you
at your earliest convenience formal as soon as possible
usefulness, comfort, or facility
an object that is particularly useful, esp a labour-saving device
euphemistic , mainly British a lavatory, esp a public one
make a convenience of to take advantage of; impose upon
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Idioms and Phrases with convenience see at one's convenience.
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Words related to convenience amenity, advantage, service, facility, enjoyment, ease, comfort, appliance, accessibility, satisfaction, benefit, luxury, assistance, accommodation, relief, freedom, opportunity, help, furtherance, receptiveness