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

• I'm just praying that somebody in Congress will do something before it's too late
  我只是在祈求国会中会有人在还来得及的时候做点什么。
• 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 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。
• Some radicals may oppose him in protest at the attempt of his supporters to stage-manage the congress
  有些激进分子可能会反对他，以作为对他的支持者企图操纵国会的抗议。
• 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。
• Soon after the New Year, the new Congress will come to Washington to be sworn in.
  新年后不久，新一届国会议员就将前往华盛顿宣誓就职。
• 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。
• 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。
• He should not commit American troops without the full consent of Congress.
  没有国会的完全同意，他不应该调遣美国军队。