convention

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四级六级考研托福雅思 Collins 3

英文释义

n. a large formal assembly
n. something regarded as a normative example
n. (diplomacy) an international agreement
n. the act of convening

中文翻译

n. 大会, 协定, 惯例, 约定
[计] 约定

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Collins 星级
1
Oxford 级别
1,947
BNC 频率
2,472
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记忆技巧

conventioncon-(一起)和 vent(来)构成,表示“大家一起到来的地方”,引申为“会议或惯例”。

例句

1. The annual convention will be held in New York this year.

今年的年度大会将在纽约举行。

2. Many people follow social conventions to fit in with others.

很多人遵循社会习俗以便融入他人。

3. The writer attended a literature convention to meet other authors.

这位作家参加了一场文学大会,以便结识其他作者。

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