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.
  1. an international congress of trades unions
     工会国际代表大会
• （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
  1. Congress will vote on the proposals tomorrow.
     国会明天将对提案进行投票表决。
• （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
  1. the African National Congress
     非洲国民大会

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT-COLL 代表大会
  Acongressis a large meeting that is held to discuss ideas and policies.
  1. A lot has changed after the party congress.
     党代会后发生了很多变化。
  2. ...a congress of coal miners.
     煤矿工人代表大会

英英释义

noun

• the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman
  Synonym:sexual intercourseintercoursesex actcopulationcoituscoitionsexual congresssexual relationrelationcarnal knowledge
• a meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• a national legislative assembly

双语例句

• Members of congress were warned of possible repercussions if their vote went through.
  国会议员被警告如果他们的投票通过可能会带来不良影响。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The Congress had agreed to reconsider its stance on the armed struggle
  国会已同意重新考虑其对武装斗争的态度。
• All the attempts to petition the Congress had failed
  所有向国会请愿的努力均告失败。
• Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens but they have no representation in Congress.
  波多黎各人是美国公民，但是他们在国会里没有代表。
• 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。
• Congress as an institution scores low in public opinion polls.
  作为一个公共机构，国会在公众民意调查中得分很低。
• 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。