| 单词 | conventional |
| 释义 | Related topics: Weaponscon·ven·tion·al /kənˈvenʃənəl/ ●●○ W3 AWL adjective 1 [only before noun]ORDINARY a conventional method, product, practice etc has been used for a long time and is considered the usual type 传统的，常规的 Internet connections through conventional phone lines are fairly slow. 通过传统的电话线来连接因特网速度很慢。 Bake for 20 minutes in a conventional oven; 8 in a microwave. 在传统的烤炉中烘烤20分钟，在微波炉里则烤8分钟。► see thesaurus at normal2 CONVENTIONALalways following the behaviour and attitudes that most people in a society consider to be normal, right, and socially acceptable, so that you seem slightly boring 〔观点、行为〕守旧的，传统的，遵从习俗的 a strong believer in conventional morals 坚守传统道德观念的人conventional in He is conventional in his approach to life. 他的生活态度是守旧的。3 (the) conventional wisdom EVERYONEthe opinion that most people consider to be normal and right, but that is sometimes shown to be wrong 〔有时是错误的〕公众意见，普遍看法 As traffic grew, the conventional wisdom was to widen the roads. 交通流量增加，一般公众的意见就是拓宽道路。4 [only before noun]PMW conventional weapons and wars do not use nuclear explosives or weapons 〔武器、战争〕常规的，非核子的 conventional forces 常规部队5. conventional medicine MHthe usual form of medicine practised in most European and North American countries 传统西方医学 SYN western medicine —conventionally adverb —conventionality /kənˌvenʃəˈnæləti/ noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpusconventional• The hospital provides both conventional and alternative medical treatments.• They argued that the use of atomic weapons violated both conventional and customary international law.• Acupuncture may work, but I still believe in a more conventional approach to medicine.• The zone blitz can fluster an offense because it looks nothing like a conventional blitz.• In conventional data processing, on the other hand, files are seen as a department or single application resource.• Urging restraint in the development of conventional forces, the statement said that otherwise these could exacerbate political tensions.• Rosemary led a quiet, conventional life until she went to college.• Although expensive, it lasts longer and uses less energy than a conventional light bulb.• It can be used to transmit computer data to and from sites where conventional lines are not available.• Her outrageous stage act is seen as a challenge to conventional morality.• A microwave cooks food much faster than a conventional oven.• My mother was very conventional - she didn't approve of my hippie lifestyle.• a young man with conventional tastes in clothes and music• This feeling has nothing to do with conventional views about conduct, or conventional morality, or ethics.• a new proposal to limit conventional weapons in Europe• Conventional wisdom holds that more money for education means better schools for children.• That was the conventional wisdom in conventional Western business circles, in cautious places like New York and Frankfurt.• She ended her letter with a conventional "Yours Sincerely."conventional in• John is fairly conventional in his tastes.From Longman Business Dictionaryconventionalcon‧ven‧tion‧al /kənˈvenʃənəl/ adjective a conventional way of doing something is the way that has been used or available for some time and is considered to be normalstandard conventional fixed-rate mortgagesConventional measures of stock prices really aren’t good guides to value.con·ven·tion·al adjectiveChineseSyllable method, a been conventional Business product, Corpus practice etc has |
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