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　

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

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

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。
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。
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。
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 agreement won broad support in the US Congress.
这一协议在美国国会中赢得了广泛的支持。
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。
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 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。
The committee held its founding congress in the capital, Riga
委员会在首都里加召开了成立大会。
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。