conference
- n.会议;(通常持续几天的大型正式)研讨会;(正式)讨论会;体育协会(或联合会);商讨会
复数： conferences
conferencenoun
（通常持续几天的大型正式）会议，研讨会
a large official meeting, usually lasting for a few days, at which people with the same work or interests come together to discuss their views
The hotel is used for exhibitions, conferences and social events.
这家饭店用于举行展览、大型会议和社交活动。
a conference room/centre/hall
会议室 / 中心 / 厅
She is attending a three-day conference on AIDS education.
她正在出席一个为期三天的有关艾滋病教育的会议。
The conference will be held in Glasgow.
会议将在格拉斯哥举行。
delegates to the Labour Party's annual conference
参加工党年会的代表
（正式）讨论会，商讨会
a meeting at which people have formal discussions
Ministers from all four countries involved will meet at the conference table this week.
有关四国将各派部长于本周开会协商。
He was in conference with his lawyers all day.
他与他的律师们商讨了一整天。
体育协会（或联合会）
a group of sports teams that play against each other in a league
Southeast Conference football champions
东南部联盟的橄榄球联赛
conference
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N-COUNT (常持续数天的)专题讨论会，研讨会
A conference is a meeting, often lasting a few days, which is organized on a particular subject or to bring together people who have a common interest.The President summoned all the state governors to a conference on education.
总统召集各州州长召开了一次教育研讨会。
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N-COUNT 会议;正式商谈
A conference is a meeting at which formal discussions take place.They sat down at the dinner table, as they always did, before the meal, for a conference...
他们在餐桌旁坐下，和平常一样，吃饭之前要开个会。
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See also:press conference
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- a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic
- Synonym: group discussion
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- an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
- Synonym: league
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- a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
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The conference is going to be a lot of extra work .
这次会议将意味着很多额外工作。
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She suggested Paris as a good place for the conference .
她推荐说，巴黎是举行这次会议的理想地点。
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The conference is a good place to share information and exchange ideas .
研讨会是互通信息、交流思想的好场所。
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The conference stimulated him to study the subject in more depth .
这次会议促使他更深入地研究那个课题。
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The meetings are always in the main conference room .
会议总是在主会议室举行。
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Conferences are a good place to network .
各种会议是建立联系的好地方。
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We 'll be able to assess the competition at the conference .
我们可以在会上对竞争对手进行估量。
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Everyone at the conference had to wear a name tag .
所有与会者必须佩戴身份牌。
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Are you presenting a paper at the conference ?
你要在大会上宣读论文吗？
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The President will be giving a press conference this afternoon .
总统今天下午将举行记者招待会。
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The college is to invest $ 2 million in a new conference hall .
这所学院计划投入200万元建造新的会议大厅。
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Ministers from all four countries involved will meet at the conference table this week .
有关四国将各派部长于本周开会协商。
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Representatives from the country were included as observers at the conference .
这个国家的代表都被列为会议的观察员。
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The conference merely pointed up divisions in the party .
这次会议只是显现了该党内部的分歧。
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The conference spent days discussing the vexed question of border controls .
会议花了几天的时间讨论边境关卡这个难题。
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A team of British officials were sent as observers to the conference .
一组英国官员被派去做大会观察员。
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A family bereavement meant that he could not attend the conference .
他家里有人去世了，所以不能出席会议。
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They have tabled a motion for debate at the next Party Conference .
他们已经提出一项动议，在下次党的会议上进行辩论。
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I leave most of the organization of these conferences to my assistant .
我把这些会议的大部分筹备工作留给我的助手。
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The conference was attended by delegates from 56 countries .
此次会议有来自56个国家的代表出席。
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Officials are laying the groundwork for a summit conference of world leaders .
官员们正在为世界首脑峰会做准备工作。
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The minister faced a tough grilling at today 's press conference .
部长在今天的记者招待会上受到了严厉的盘问。
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The strike was timed to coincide with the party conference .
那次罢工选择在召开政党大会的同一时间举行。
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Fear of terrorist attack has turned the conference centre into a fortress .
由于害怕恐怖分子袭击，会议中心已变成了堡垒。
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He was a guest speaker at the conference .
他是会议的特邀演讲人。
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We got acquainted at the conference .
我们在那次会议上相识了。
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After his election victory , the president held a morning-after news conference .
选举获胜后，总统于次日召开了新闻记者会。
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Further to our conversation of last Friday , I would like to book the conference centre for 26 June .
按我们上星期五说过的，我想预约6月26日使用会议中心。
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The conference opens at 12 noon on Saturday .
这次会议在星期六中午12点开幕。
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The conference will be held in Glasgow .
会议将在格拉斯哥举行。
普通用词，指人们集合在一起讨论或决定某事的集会，可用于任何场合。
The meeting will be held next week.
会议下周举行。
Will you attend the meeting?
你要参加会议吗？
尤指会持续数天的、有关政治、商业等重要事务的大型正式会议。
The International Peace Conference will be held in Geneva.
世界和平大会将在日内瓦举行。
More than 100 representatives attended the UN conference on the environment. 100
多名代表出席了联合国环境大会。
指同一职业、同一组织或有共同爱好的人聚在一起召开的大型正式会议。
This year's teacher's convention is around the corner.
今年的教师大会即将召开。
Where are they holding their party convention?
他们在哪里召开党员大会？
指正式会议，尤指议会的一次会议或系列会议。
When will the televised session of parliament start?
电视直播的议会会议什么时候开始？
Why did the board members meet in closed session?
委员会成员为什么举行闭门会议？