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| 1 | C/U a way of behaving that is generally accepted as being normal and right 常例；惯例；准则；社会习俗 |
| the rules and conventions of the House of Commons 众议院的规章和惯例 |
| She rebelled against convention and refused to marry. 她反抗社会习俗，拒绝结婚。 |
| | 1a | a way of writing , painting etc that is accepted as the usual or right way （写作、绘画等的）传统手法 | | the conventions of Greek architecture 希腊建筑的传统手法 | | Her later novels abandon the narrative conventions of 19th-century fiction. 她后来的小说摒弃了19世纪小说的传统叙事风格。 | |
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| 2 | C a formal agreement between governments of different countries about how they should behave towards each other or towards the people in their country （国际）公约 |
| The government’ s action may violate the European Convention on Human Rights. 该政府的行为可能会违反《欧洲人权公约》。 |
| Most European countries have signed up to the Geneva Convention. 大多数欧洲国家都签署了《日内瓦公约》。 |
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| 3 | C a meeting that a lot of people belonging to a particular profession or organization go to in order to discuss things 会议；大会 |
| Chicago was chosen as the site for an international crime convention. 芝加哥被选为打击国际犯罪会议的举办城市。 |
| the convention of the National Organization for Women 全国妇女组织大会 |
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