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

All the attempts to petition the Congress had failed
所有向国会请愿的努力均告失败。
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。
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 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 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 committee held its founding congress in the capital, Riga
委员会在首都里加召开了成立大会。
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。
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。
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 union leaders were pushed into a more defensive position by the return of a Republican Congress in November.
由于11月份共和党重新控制了国会，工会领导人被推到更加被动防守的位置。