conveniently
adverb uk/kənˈviː.ni.ənt.li/ us/kənˈviː.ni.ənt.li/
B2 方便地;便利地;省事地
in a way that is suitable for your purposes and needs and causes the least difficulty
They have conveniently provided a return envelope for you to use. 他们提供了一个回邮信封供使用,十分方便。
The box conveniently folds flat when not in use. 盒子在不使用时可以折叠起来,十分方便。
近地;容易得到地;好用地
in a place that is near or easy to get to or use
The house is conveniently situated near the station and the shops. 这所房子靠近车站和商店,十分便利。
There is a cloakroom situated conveniently next to the front door. 前门旁边有一个衣帽间,很方便。
省事地;容易地
If you conveniently forget, lose, ignore etc. something, you do it because you think it will make life easier, or will avoid a problem.
humorous I asked her to clean up the kitchen but of course she conveniently forgot. 我让她打扫厨房,但她当然忘记了。
When it suits you, you conveniently ignore your own advice. 只要你愿意,你很容易就忽略了你给过自己的建议。
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- An additional power switch for the radio is conveniently located next to the steering wheel.
- Conveniently, the supermarket is next to the station so I usually pop in on my way home.
- Steve had to rush off, rather conveniently, to a lunch appointment just when the customer really lost her temper.
See: convenient