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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

convenience [kən'viːnɪəns]
  1. 1. noun [u] (ease,suitability) 方便
  2. 2. noun [c] (useful thing) 便利设施
  3. 3. n pl conveniences 方便用具
    at sb's convenience
    某人方便时候
    at your earliest convenience
    在你方便尽早

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

convenience [kənˈviːnjəns]
  1. 1. n.[u] 舒适适宜
    He invited her to meet him in the next week at her convenience.
    他请她在下周方便时候去见他。
  2. 2. n.[u] 方便便利
    This phone also has the convenience of a built in camera.
    这个电话提供内置摄像头便利
    They offered the convenience of an installment plan.
    他们提供便利分期付款方式
  3. 3. n.[c] [British English] 公共卫生间
    There are no toilets and the travellers have been using bushes as public conveniences.
    这里没有厕所,旅客们一直灌木丛当做方便之所。
  4. 4. n.[c] 便利设施提供方便装置
    Electricity is a modern convenience that many of us take for granted.
    电力我们许多人认为理所应当现代便利设施
  5. 5. adjective 方便的,便利

Collins English-English Dictionary

convenience [kən'viːnɪəns]
  1. 1. n the state or quality of being suitable or opportune
    the convenience of the hour
  2. 2. n a convenient time or situation
  3. 3. n usefulness, comfort, or facility
  4. 4. n an object that is particularly useful, esp a labour-saving device
  5. 5. n [euphemistic] [chiefly Brit] a lavatory, esp a public one

Examples

at sb's convenience
在某人方便的时候
at your earliest convenience
[商,行政] 在您尽早方便时
marriage of convenience
权宜婚姻
He invited her to meet him in the next week at her convenience.
他请她在下周她方便的时候去见他。
Electricity is a modern convenience that many of us take for granted.
电力是我们许多人认为理所应当的现代便利设施。
We decided to foot it over to the convenience store.
我们决定步行去便利店。

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