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　

CET4CET6考研TOEFLIELTSTEM4TEM8医学

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

• The President vetoed the economic package passed by Congress.
  总统否决了国会通过的一揽子经济计划。
• The Congress voted down a motion to change the union's structure
  国会投票否决了改变工会结构的动议。
• Congress voted the bill down.
  国会否决了这项议案。
• The congress approved the budget.
  国会批准了国家预算。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Congress has criticised new government measures to combat crime.
  国会对政府打击犯罪的新措施提出了批评。
• The American Congress and media mostly missed the point about all this.
  美国国会和媒体大都没搞清这一切的核心问题。