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useful, easy or quick to do; not causing problems 实用的；便利的；方便的；省事的 Fruit is a convenient source of vitamins and energy. 水果是维生素和能量的便利来源。 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。 I can't see him now—it isn't convenient. 我现在不便见他。 I'll call back at a more convenient time. 在比较方便的时候我会回电话的。 Flying is the most convenient way to travel in such a large country as China. 在中国这样的大国，坐飞机是最方便的旅行方式。 - (disapproving)
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。 - convenient for somebody/something
He said meeting in Adelaide would be convenient for him as well. 他说在阿德莱德见面对他也很方便。 When would be convenient for a visit? 什么时候方便去参观？ - it is convenient to do something
It is very convenient to pay by credit card. 用信用卡付款非常方便。 - it is convenient for somebody to do something
It's much more convenient for me to drive there. 我开车去那里方便多了。 - convenient to do
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。
Extra ExamplesWe arranged a mutually convenient time to meet. 我们安排了一个双方都方便的时间会面。 Would this be convenient for you? 这样你方便吗？ 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，利用这个凑巧的借口就不去参加会议了。 Holding the debate at that time was not politically convenient. 当时举行辩论在政治上并不方便。 I can't see them now. It's not convenient. 我现在不能见他们，不太方便。 Wait for a convenient moment to talk to her. 等方便的时候再和她聊。 We'll arrange a mutually convenient meeting place. 我们会安排一个对彼此都方便的会面地点。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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near to a particular place; easy to get to 附近的；近便的；容易到达的 The office is just five minutes from the station, so it's very convenient. 办公室离车站只有五分钟的路程，所以很方便。 - convenient for something (British English)
The house is very convenient for several schools. 这座房子离几所学校很近。 The house is quite convenient for the shops. 这房子离店铺很近便。 - convenient to something (North American English)
The hotel is convenient to downtown. 这家旅馆离市中心很近。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘befitting, becoming, suitable’): from Latin convenient- ‘assembling, agreeing, fitting’, from the verb convenire ‘assemble, agree, fit’, from con- ‘together’ + venire ‘come’.