con-va-lesce /.kDnva'les;
NAmE
,ka:n-/
verb
[V]
to spend time getting your health and strength back after an illness 逐步康复；•（身体）恢复 HT1
recuperate： She is convaZesdn^ at
home q/iter her operarion•手术后
她正在家休养康复。
con va les-cence /,kDnv8'lesns; NAmE
,ka:n-/
noun [sing., U] a period of time when
you get well again after an illness or a medical operation; the process of
getting well 康复期；恢复期；康复：Ybu need /our to six
weeks’ convdescence.你需要四至六个星期的康复期。
con-va-les-cent /.kDnva'lesnt; NAmE
,ka:n-/
adj. connected with
convalescence; in the process of conva- lescence康复期的；正在康复的；渐邊^:aconvates-
cent home
(=
a type of hospital where people go to get well after an illness)康复 E 院◊ a
convalescent chiid 逐 渐康复的小孩► con.va.les.cent
nown:
J treated him as a convaiescent, not as a sfcfc man.我把他’当作正在康复的
人，而不是病人。
con-vec-tion
/kan'vekj'n/
noun
{technical 7|<; i§) the process in which heat moves
through a gas or a liquid as the hotter part rises and the cooler, heavier part
sinks (热通过气体或液体的）运流，对流
con-vect-or
/kan'vekta^)/
(also con,vector
'heater) noun
a
device for heating the air in a room using convection对流加热器；换流器
con-vene /kan'vi:n/ verb (formal)
1 [VN] to arrange for
people to come together for a formal meeting 召集有 开（.正式会议）：to convene a meeting召开会议◊ A Board of Inquiry was convened
immediately after the accident.事故后调査委员会i即召开了会议。2[v] to come together for a formal meeting (为正式舍议而） 聚集，集合：rhe committee wiH
convene at 30 next 77mrsday.委员会将在下鼻期四上，ll:3〇开会。 con-vener (also con-venor) /kan'vi:n0(r)/ noun
1 a
person who arranges meetings of groups or committees 会议召集人 2
(8r£)
a senior official of a trade/labor
union at a factory or other place of work (.工厂或其他 基层单位的）资深工含领导人
con-veni-ence /kan'virnians/ noun 1 [u] the quality of
being useful, easy or suitable for sb 方食；适宜；便舍J: We have
provided seats for the convenience of our customers•为方便顾客我们备有座位。◊ for (the safceo/) convenience, the two groups have been
treated as one in this report.为方便起见，这两个组在本报告中被啊为一
组。◊ Jfn t/iis
resort you can enjoy aZZ the com/ort and convenience of modem tourism.
受所有现代旅游的舒适与便利。一 compare inconveni- ence —see also flag of convenience, marriage of convenience 2
[C] something that is useful and can make things easier or quicker to do, or more
comfort- able便利的事物（或设施）；方便的用具：Jt was a great
convenience.to have the scftoo〖 so near.学校这''么近真是
太方便了。◊ TTie house
had aH the modem conveniences (=central heating, etc.) that were unusual at that time. 这座房子拥有在当时并不常见的所有现代化便利设施。
—see
also public convenience n»!7!l at sb's con veni- ence {formal)
at
a time or a place which is suitable for sb在古便时；在适宜的地点：Can you tdephone me
at your convenience to arrange a meeting?你不能在你方 便时给我来个电话，安排见一次面？ 一more at early
adj.
convenience food noun
[c,
U] food that you buy frozen or in a box or can, that you can prepare and cook
very quickly and easily 方便去品；便利食品
con'venience
store noun
{especially NAmB) a shop/ store that
sells food, newspapers, etc. and often stays open 24 hours a day便利店（常为24小时营业）
con-veni-ent fH* /kan'vimiant/ adj.
1 〜（for sb/sth) useful,
easy or quick to do; not causing problems实用的；便利的；方便的；省事的：ft is very convenient
to pay by credit card.用信用卡付款非常古
便。◊ Yiou7Z /
和能量的便利来源。，◊ A bicyde is
o/iten more convenient t/mn a car in towns.在城镇骑自行车常常比开车更方便。
〇 I can't see him now—it isn’t conveni’ent•我现在不便见
他。◊ HZ caZZ bacfc at a more convenient
time•在方便的 时候我会回电话的。◊
(<//sapprov/>7g) He.used his m/e’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。2 ~ (for
sth) near to a particular place; easy to get to附近的；近便的;容易到达的：The house is ve/y
convenient /or several school 这座房子离几所学校
很运。inconvenient ►
con-veni-ent-ly adv. ： The report can be conveniently divided
into three main sections.这份报告不用费事就可划分为三个主要部分。◊ rhe hoteZ is convenfenrty si’tuated dose to the beach•那家 旅馆坐落在海滩附近，非常方便。◊Sheconvem’emiy
forgot to
mention that her husband would be at the party, too.(= because it suited her not to say).她没有提 她丈夫也要参加聚备，她觉得还是木提为:fe。'
convenor = convener
con-vent /'konvant;
NAmE 'kainvent; -vant/ noun 1 a building in which nuns (= members of a female religious
community) live together 女隐 修院； 女 修道院 2 (also
’convent
school) a
school run by nuns 女修会
开办的学校/
C〇n-Ven-ti〇n /kanVenJii/ noun 1 [C, U] the way in
which sth is done that most people in a society expect and consider to be
polite or the right way to do it 习俗；常规；惯例：sociaZ conventions ^3
f# 〇 By
convention the
deputy leader was always a woman.按惯例，这一领导职务的副职总是由女性担任。
〇 She is a young woman who enjoys
flouting conven- tions.她是一位喜欢无视传统习俗的年轻女子。2 [C] a large meeting
of the members of a profession, a political party, etc.(某职业、政党等成员的）大备，集会
H*I71
conference： to hoid a convention
召开大会◊ the Democratic Party Convention (= to elect a
candidate for president)民主党代表大会（选出总统候选人).3 [C】an official agreement
between countries or leaders (国家 或首脑间的i公约，协定，协议：the Geneva convention
日.内瓦公约◊ the l/nfteci iVations convenrion on the rights 〇/ the chiid 联合国儿童权利公约 4 [C，U] a traditional method or style in
literature, art or the theatre ■(文 学、艺术或戏剧的 >
传统手法，传统风格：the conventions 〇/Greek
tragedy希腊悲剧的传统手法
C〇n-venti〇n-al tH* /kan'venXanl/ adj.
1 (often disapproving) tending to follow
what is done or considered acceptable by society in general; normal and
ordinary, and perhaps not very interesting 依照惯 例的；遵循习俗的；墨守成规的；普通平凡的：conven- tionaZ
behaviour/moraKfy循规蹈矩的行为；传统的道
德规范◊ She’s very conventiona〖in her views.她的观点 很♦旧。unconventional 2 [usually before noun] following what is
traditional or the way stJi has been done for a long time 传统的；习惯的：conventfonaZ methods/approaches 〇 It's not a hotel, in the
conventional sense, but rather a whole village turned into a hotel从传统意义上来说，这并不是一个旅馆，而是变 成了旅馆的整个村庄。P1U3 UNCONVENTIONAL 3 [usually
before noun] (especially of weapons 尤指武器）not nuclear 非核的；常规的：conventional /orces/
weapons 常规部队 /
武器◊ a conventional power station
(=using oil or coal as fuel, rather than nuclear power) .非核动力发电站-con.ven.tioiral.ity./kan.venj'a'naelati/
noun [U] con ven tion-al-ly /-Xanoli/ adv. : conven- tionaiiy dressed 衣着传统:的◊ conventionaHy grown/ood ’(=grown according to
conventional methods)用传-美充方 法种植的粮食ITi^l see wisdom
con-ven-tion-eer /kan.venJa'niaCr); NAmE -'mr/ noun (AW.mf) a person who
is attending a convention 与会 者;大会代表
con-verge /