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

• Congress voted the bill down.
  国会否决了这项议案。
• 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。
• 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 congress approved the budget.
  国会批准了国家预算。
• He turned out to have more battles with the Congress than any president since Andrew Johnson.
  结果他是自安德鲁·约翰逊以来和国会斗争最多的一任总统。
• 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。
• The congress opened with a minute's silence in memory of those who died in the struggle.
  代表大会开幕时进行了一分钟的默哀，以怀念在斗争中牺牲的人。
• 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。