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

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。
All the attempts to petition the Congress had failed
所有向国会请愿的努力均告失败。
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。
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。
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 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。
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 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。
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。
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。