音标:[kәn'venʃәn] ; 柯林斯词典等级:3 级; 牛津三千核心词汇;
n. 大会, 协定, 惯例, 约定
[计] 约定
n. a large formal assembly
n. something regarded as a normative example
n. (diplomacy) an international agreement
n. the act of convening
词型变化:名词复数形式 : conventions
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convention的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. The convention looms as political battle.这场大会将是一场政治角斗。
  2. Delegates will be picked at a convention.代表将在大会上选出。
  3. This convention results in no ambiguity.这个协定不会导致误解。
  4. The countries all agreed to sign the convention.各国都同意签署这项协定。
  5. The handshake is a social convention.握手是社交惯例。
  6. Convention requires that such meetings open with prayer.惯例上要求这样的集会应当以祈祷开始。
  7. Property Management Convention agreed receivers?物业管理公约约定啥?
  8. We follow Geneva Convention procedures.我们遵守日内瓦公约规定的程序。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)
  1. At the recent convention a declaration was adopted.在最近举行的大会上通过了一项宣言。
  2. It is the convention for women to wear this type of skirt.妇女们习惯穿这种式样的裙子。
  3. Convention dictates that he should resign in such a situation.依照常规,他在这种情况下应该辞职。
  4. Japan has signed a convention of peace with a neighboring country.日本已与邻国签署了一项和平协定。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)
动词+~
  • attend〔hold, join, wind up〕 a convention出席〔召开,参加,结束〕会议
  • break with convention打破常规
  • offend against convention违反公约〔协定〕
  • sign a convention签署公约
形容词+~
  • annual convention年会
  • military convention军事协定
  • political convention政治会议
  • social convention社会习俗
名词+~
  • copyright convention版权公约
  • party convention党代表大会,〈美〉政党大会
介词+~
  • at the convention of在…会议上
  • by convention按照常规〔惯例〕
  • in convention开会
  • slave to convention传统习俗的奴隶
  • under the convention根据协定
~+介词
  • convention of peace和平协定

经典引文

  • There was a convention of dentists in the city.

    出自:T. Dreiser
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