1 suitable or practical for a particular purpose; not causing difficulty 方便;便利:
I'm willing to meet you on any day that's convenient for you.我乐意在你方便的任何一天与你见面。It isn't convenient to talk at the moment, I'm in the middle of a meeting.现在谈不方便,我正在开会。 [OPP] inconvenient 反义词为inconvenient
2 close to sth; in a useful position 近便:
Our house is convenient for the shops.我们家离商店很近,去商店很方便。 ➔convenientlyadv
convenient/kənˋvinjənt; kənˈviːniənt/adj 1 a convenient time is good for you because you are not doing anything else then [ inconvenient ] 〔时间上〕方便的﹐合适的: Would 10:30 be a convenient time to meet? 十点半见面﹐时间合适吗?+for 11:00 is convenient for me. 我 11 点钟方便的。2 a convenient way of doing something is useful and easy [ inconvenient ] 〔做事方法〕方便的﹐省事的: convenient to do sth Mail order catalogues are a convenient way to shop. 邮购目录是一种方便的购物方式。3 a convenient place is near and easy to get to [ inconvenient ] 附近的﹐近便的﹐容易到达的: The shops are very convenient. 商店都非常近便。—conveniently adv
convenientadjective1useful, easy or quick to do; not causing problems: Let's meet on Friday. What's the most convenient time for you?2near to a place or easy to get to: The house is very convenient for the station.oppositeinconvenient▶ convenientlyadverb: We live conveniently close to the shops.