名词趋向; 走向; 时尚，时髦

不及物动词趋势; 倾向

1. 趋势;倾向;动向
A trend is a change or development towards something new or different.

e.g. This is a growing trend.
这是日益显著的趋势。
e.g. ...a trend towards part-time employment.
倾向于兼职就业的趋势

2. 规范;风尚;时尚
To set a trend means to do something that becomes accepted or fashionable, and that a lot of other people copy.

e.g. The record has already proved a success and may well start a trend.
该唱片已证明大获成功，并且很可能会引导潮流。

名词方便，便利; 便利设施; 个人的舒适或利益; （公共）厕所

1. 方便;便利;合宜
If something is done for your convenience, it is done in a way that is useful or suitable for you.

e.g. He was happy to make a detour for her convenience.
为了她方便，他很乐意绕道。
e.g. ...the need to put the rights of citizens above the convenience of elected officials.
需要把公民的权利置于当选官员的便利之上

2. 带来方便的事物
If you describe something as a convenience, you mean that it is very useful.

e.g. Mail order is a convenience for buyers who are too busy to shop.
邮购对于那些没有时间逛商店的购物者来说是一项非常方便的服务。

3. 便利设施;便利装置
Conveniences are pieces of equipment designed to make your life easier.

e.g. Some TVRs have power steering and conveniences such as central locking and powered windows.
一些特雷沃车型配有动力转向系统以及中央锁和电动窗之类的便利装置。
e.g. ...an apartment with all the modern conveniences.
现代化便利设施一应俱全的公寓

4. 公共厕所
A public convenience is a building containing toilets which is provided in a public place for anyone to use.

e.g. ...the cubicles of a public convenience.
公共厕所的小隔间

5. see also: convenient

名词规模; 大小，尺寸; 胶料，浆糊; 巨大，大量

及物动词按大小排列; 改变…的大小; 上胶料，上浆; 上涂料

形容词一定尺寸的

1. 大小;数量;规模
The size of something is how big or small it is. Something's size is determined by comparing it to other things, counting it, or measuring it.

e.g. Scientists have found the bones of a hoofed grazing animal about the size of a small horse...
科学家们已经发现了一种约有马驹般大小的有蹄草食性动物的骨骼。
e.g. In 1970 the average size of a French farm was 19 hectares...
1970 年，法国农场的平均规模为 19 公顷。

2. 巨大;庞大
The size of something is the fact that it is very large.

e.g. He knows the size of the task...
他明白这个任务有多艰巨。
e.g. Jack walked around the hotel and was mesmerized by its sheer size.
杰克在宾馆里四处转了转，为其宏伟气势所倾倒。

3. (尤指衣服、鞋子等的)尺寸，尺码，号
A size is one of a series of graded measurements, especially for things such as clothes or shoes.

e.g. My sister is the same height but only a size 12...
我姐姐是一样的身高，不过只穿 12 号的。
e.g. I tried them on and they were the right size.
我试穿了一下，大小正合适。

4. 使有自知之明;灭…的嚣张气焰
If someone is cut down to size, something happens to make them realize that they are not as important as they think they are.

e.g. The once-powerful post unions have been cut down to size.
一度很强势的邮政联盟已经威风不再。

5. 把…修改到合适的尺寸
If an object is cut to size, its size is altered to make it suitable for a particular purpose.

e.g. Every piece of timber was planed, cut to size and stained with cedar preservative.
每根木材都被刨平了，切割成一定尺寸，并涂上了雪松防腐剂。

6. (试试)大小;(试试)是否合适
If you try something on for size, you try it to see if it is suitable for you.

e.g. She was trying on an $8,000 jacket for size...
她正在试穿一件价值 8,000 美元的短外套。
e.g. He suggests that Nietzsche was trying each style on for size.
他的言下之意是尼采当时正在尝试每一种风格。

7. comes in all shapes and sizes - see shape

相关词组：size up

名词会场; 犯罪地点，案发地点; （尤指）体育比赛场所; 审判地

1. （事件或活动的）发生地,举办地点;场地
The venue for an event or activity is the place where it will happen.

e.g. Birmingham's International Convention Centre is the venue for a three-day arts festival...
为期3天的艺术节在伯明翰的国际会议中心举办。
e.g. Peace talks failed to take place because of a dispute over the venue.
由于在谈判地点上存在分歧，和平谈判未能举行。