英语词汇“convention”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

conventionnoun

uk/kənˈven.ʃən/us/kənˈven.ʃən/

convention noun (MEETING)

C1 [ C ] a large formal meeting of people who do a particular job or have a similar interest, or a large meeting for a political party:

the national Democratic convention

Where are they holding their party convention?

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Amid all the razzle-dazzle of the party convention, it was easy to forget about the real political issues.
The Democrats have chosen the Texas state treasurer as the keynote speaker at their convention.
The Governor of New York delivered a rousing speech to the national convention.

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Official meetings

annual general meeting
assembly
assizes
caucus
conference
congress
convocation
council of war
extraordinary
order
plenary
plenum
powwow
quorate
quorum
round-table
secretary
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summit

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convention noun (CUSTOM)

C1 [ C or U ] a usual or accepted way of behaving, especially in social situations, often following an old way of thinking or a custom in one particular society:

They defied/flouted/broke with convention by giving up their jobs and becoming self-sufficient.

Convention dictates that it is the man who asks the woman to marry him and not the other way round.

In many countries it is the/a convention to wear black at funerals.

[ C ] a common way of showing something in art or writing:

an artistic convention

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Custom, tradition & conformity

apple pie
as American as apple pie idiom 1
backward-looking
backwards
be (like) sheep idiom
blend into the scenery idiom
cue
fashion
folk
folk memory
folklore
follow the crowd idiom
non-traditional
nonconformist
norm
orthodoxy
patrimony
reactionary
unorthodox
zeitgeist

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Ways of achieving things

convention noun (AGREEMENT)

[ C ] a formal agreement between country leaders, politicians, and states on a matter that involves them all:

the Geneva Convention

a convention on human rights

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International relations: international politics & government

accession
allied
Anglo-American
ASEAN
axes
bloc
buffer state
GATT
geopolitics
glasnost
Group of Eight
internation
multinational
the Allies
the G8
the Geneva Convention
the House of Representatives
the Kremlin
the new world order
UNICEF

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单词	convention
释义	Contents noun (3) convention (MEETING) convention (CUSTOM) convention (AGREEMENT) Contents noun (3) convention (CUSTOM) convention (MEETING) convention (AGREEMENT) Contents noun (3) convention (1) convention (2) convention (3) English American Business conventionnoun uk/kənˈven.ʃən/us/kənˈven.ʃən/ convention noun (MEETING) C1 [ C ] a large formal meeting of people who do a particular job or have a similar interest, or a large meeting for a political party: the national Democratic convention Where are they holding their party convention? More examples Amid all the razzle-dazzle of the party convention, it was easy to forget about the real political issues. The Democrats have chosen the Texas state treasurer as the keynote speaker at their convention. The Governor of New York delivered a rousing speech to the national convention. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Official meetings annual general meeting assembly assizes caucus conference congress convocation council of war extraordinary order plenary plenum powwow quorate quorum round-table secretary sitting speaking engagement summit See more results » convention noun (CUSTOM) C1 [ C or U ] a usual or accepted way of behaving, especially in social situations, often following an old way of thinking or a custom in one particular society: They defied/flouted/broke with convention by giving up their jobs and becoming self-sufficient. Convention dictates that it is the man who asks the woman to marry him and not the other way round. In many countries it is the/a convention to wear black at funerals. [ C ] a common way of showing something in art or writing: an artistic convention Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Custom, tradition & conformity apple pie as American as apple pie idiom 1 backward-looking backwards be (like) sheep idiom blend into the scenery idiom cue fashion folk folk memory folklore follow the crowd idiom non-traditional nonconformist norm orthodoxy patrimony reactionary unorthodox zeitgeist See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Ways of achieving things convention noun (AGREEMENT) [ C ] a formal agreement between country leaders, politicians, and states on a matter that involves them all: the Geneva Convention a convention on human rights Thesaurus: synonyms and related words International relations: international politics & government accession allied Anglo-American ASEAN axes bloc buffer state GATT geopolitics glasnost Group of Eight internation multinational the Allies the G8 the Geneva Convention the House of Representatives the Kremlin the new world order UNICEF See more results » conventionnoun us/kənˈven·ʃən/ convention noun (CUSTOM) [ C/U ] a way of doing something or appearing that is considered usual and correct: [ C ] literary conventions [ U ] He flouted convention by wearing sneakers with his tuxedo. grammar [ C/U ] The accepted rules and practice of spelling, writing, and punctuation are conventions. convention noun (MEETING) [ C ] a large meeting of a group of people who are involved in the same type of work or who have similar interests: the Dairy Association’s annual convention a convention of travel agents a Star Trek convention politics & government [ C ] A political convention is a meeting of a political party, esp. to choose someone to represent it in an election for a public office: the Democratic/Republican national convention convention noun (AGREEMENT) politics & government, world history [ C ] a formal agreement between countries: the Geneva Conventions the United Nations Conventions on the Law of the Sea conventionnoun uk/kənˈvenʃən/us [ C ] MEETINGS a large, formal meeting of people who work in the same industry or belong to the same organization or profession: a convention of shopping center developers hold/host a convention Madrid will host next year's convention. go to/attend a convention Over 2,000 people attended the convention in Philadelphia. [ C ] GOVERNMENT an official agreement between governments that makes rules relating to a particular activity: convention on sth the European Convention on Human Rights sign/ratify a convention One hundred and twenty countries signed a convention banning the use of the pesticides. [ C or U ] the accepted or traditional method of doing something, or an example of doing something in the traditional way: Bureaucracy and corporate convention can be an obstacle when facing new business challenges. Unwritten conventions do not have the same value as signed agreements.
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