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

Senator Lugar is skeptical that Congress will appropriate more funding for this purpose.
参议员卢格怀疑国会是否会拨出更多资金用于此目的。
A lot has changed after the party congress.
党代会后发生了很多变化。
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。
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 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。
All the attempts to petition the Congress had failed
所有向国会请愿的努力均告失败。
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。
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。
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。
Congress is being asked to investigate why it took so long for government regulators to shut the plant down
人们要求国会调查政府监管机构为何花了这么长时间才关闭该工厂。