1large formal meeting/series of meetings大型正式會議;系列會議ADJECTIVE | VERB + CONGRESS | CONGRESS + VERB | CONGRESS + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤international, national, world國際/全國/世界代表大會▸➤annual年度代表大會▸➤party黨代表大會▸➤extraordinary非常會議▸➤full全體代表大會VERB + CONGRESS➤attend出席代表大會◇Three hundred delegates attended the party congress.300 名代表出席了黨代表大會。➤address在代表大會上發言▸➤convene, hold召開/舉行代表大會▸➤organize組織代表大會▸➤open使代表大會開幕◇The general secretary opened the congress on global warming.秘書長宣佈全球變暖問題代表大會正式召開。➤close結束代表大會CONGRESS + VERB➤take place代表大會召開▸➤adopt sth, agree to sth, approve sth代表大會採納⋯/同意⋯/通過⋯◇The congress agreed to the tax-cutting package.大會通過了減稅的一攬子計劃。➤call for sth大會呼籲⋯▸➤elect sb大會推選某人▸➤vote大會投票CONGRESS + NOUN➤attendee, delegate, participant出席代表大會者;大會代表;與會者◇We wanted to offer the congress participants a greater diversity of content.我們想為與會代表提供更加豐富多樣的內容。PREPOSITION➤at a/the congress在代表大會上◇We met again at the annual congress.我們在年度代表大會上又相遇了。➤congress on以⋯為主題的代表大會◇a congress on language in education關於教學語言的代表大會congress
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2Congress(in the US and some other countries) group of people elected to make laws國會ADJECTIVE | VERB + CONGRESS | CONGRESS + VERB | CONGRESS + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤Democratic, Republican民主黨/共和黨大會◇The Republican congress applauded this news enthusiastically.共和黨大會與會代表熱烈鼓掌慶祝這一消息。VERB + CONGRESS➤call召集議會◇The committee will call a national congress of 1 000 delegates.該委員會將在全國範圍內召集一次由 1,000 名代表參加的議會。➤suspend暫停國會活動◇President Fujimori suspended Congress and the judiciary.總統藤森暫停了國會和司法機構的日常活動。➤dissolve解散國會◇Within two years of coming to power, he dissolved Congress and the courts.他執政不到兩年就解散了國會和法院。➤go to去國會◇They will have to go to Congress to get the money.他們將不得不到國會去獲取這筆錢。➤take sth to把⋯提交到國會◇Outraged, he took his case to Congress.激憤之下,他把案子提交到了國會。CONGRESS + VERB➤approve sth, authorize sth國會批准⋯/授權⋯◇Congress approved most of the new powers.國會批准了大部份新的權限。◇Congress authorized $18 billion to launch the program.國會批准撥款 180 億美元啟動該項目。➤enact sth, mandate sth, pass sth國會制訂⋯/批准⋯/通過⋯◇Congress passed a series of important measures.國會通過了一系列重要措施。◇Congress annually enacts legislation to fund NASA.國會每年通過立法向國家航空航天局撥款。➤reject sth國會否決⋯➤consider sth, debate sth國會考慮⋯/就⋯進行辯論◇Congress is currently considering legislation that would authorize the US nuclear weapons laboratories to study new types of nuclear weapons.國會目前正在考慮立法授權美國核武器實驗室研究新型核武器。◇Congress debated the issue at length.國會對這個議題展開了長時間辯論。➤vote國會投票◇Congress voted to delay a decision.國會投票決定推遲作出決定。➤appropriate sth (NAmE) 國會撥出⋯◇Congress appropriated $75 million for the program.國會給這個項目撥款 7,500 萬美元。➤adjourn國會休會◇Congress adjourned for the year without approving an economic stimulus package.國會還沒批准經濟刺激一攬子計劃就進入年度休會了。CONGRESS + NOUN➤member國會成員➤leader國會領袖PREPOSITION➤in congress在國會中◇The liberals in Congress felt the reforms did not go far enough.國會中的自由派人士覺得改革還不夠深入。PHRASES➤a member of Congress國會議員▸➤a session of Congress國會會議◇legislation for the next session of Congress國會下一屆會議的立法工作