congress
英 [ˈkɒŋɡres]
美 [ˈkɑːŋɡrəs]
n. 代表大会; (美国及其他一些国家的)国会，议会; (用于某些国家的政党名称)国民大会
vi. 开会; 集合
复数：congresses
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Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.1695 / COCA.638
牛津词典
noun
- 代表大会
a large formal meeting or series of meetings where representatives from different groups discuss ideas, make decisions, etc.- an international congress of trades unions
工会国际代表大会
- an international congress of trades unions
- （美国及其他一些国家的）国会，议会
(in the US and some other countries) the name of the group of people who are elected to make laws, in the US consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives- Congress will vote on the proposals tomorrow.
国会明天将对提案进行投票表决。
- Congress will vote on the proposals tomorrow.
- （用于某些国家的政党名称）国民大会
used in the names of political parties in some countries- the African National Congress
非洲国民大会
- the African National Congress
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT-COLL 代表大会
Acongressis a large meeting that is held to discuss ideas and policies.- A lot has changed after the party congress.
党代会后发生了很多变化。 - ...a congress of coal miners.
煤矿工人代表大会
- A lot has changed after the party congress.
英英释义
noun
- the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman
- a meeting of elected or appointed representatives
- a national legislative assembly
双语例句
- Eisenhower used his muscle to persuade Congress to change the law
艾森豪威尔用他的影响力说服国会修改了该项法律。 - Senator Lugar is skeptical that Congress will appropriate more funding for this purpose.
参议员卢格怀疑国会是否会拨出更多资金用于此目的。 - She found him an exalted sinecure as a Fellow of the Library of Congress.
她给他找了一个级别很高的闲职：国会图书馆研究员。 - Congress is being asked to investigate why it took so long for government regulators to shut the plant down
人们要求国会调查政府监管机构为何花了这么长时间才关闭该工厂。 - We want to cooperate with both the administration and Congress.
我们既想与政府合作，也想与国会合作。 - Congress passed the National Security Act, and the CIA was born
国会通过了《国家安全法》，中央情报局由此而诞生。 - The union leaders were pushed into a more defensive position by the return of a Republican Congress in November.
由于11月份共和党重新控制了国会，工会领导人被推到更加被动防守的位置。 - The United States Congress and the President are still locked in disagreement over proposals to reduce the massive budget deficit
美国国会和总统就削减巨额预算赤字的提案仍持不同意见，双方僵持不下。 - He would ask Congress to intervene and head off a strike
他将要求国会进行干预，防止发生罢工。 - He urged the administration and Congress to come up with a credible package to reduce the budget deficit.
他敦促政府和国会出台一整套切实可行的方案，以缩减预算赤字。