| 词组 | convenient |
| 释义 | convenient As a predicate adjective convenient can be followed by to and the infinitive: • ... it is convenient to divide it into three parts — Norman Fisher, London Calling, 13 May 1954 • ... they find it more convenient to conform —John Foster Dulles, quoted in New Republic, 30 May 1955 It can also be followed by prepositional phrases introduced by for or to. For is used mostly for persons or their convenience: • ... whichever is more convenient for you —Gwen Ford, Young Miss, November 1967 • ... everything necessary and convenient for the skipper's use —Captain Harry Allen Chippendale, Sails and Whales, 1951 • ... convenient for carrying packages to the pantry shelf —Phoenix Flame, 1953 To is used for persons but also for places: • ... hours convenient to the workingman —radio advt, 6 May 1975 • In a few constituencies it is convenient to the party managers if a good Jewish or Catholic candidate wins —D. W. Brogan, The English People, 1943 • ... not located convenient to large cities —Dictionary of American History, 1940 • ... a point convenient to a group of plantations — American Guide Series: Virginia, 1941 |
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