congress

noun

1. 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
2. （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。
3. （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

1. N-COUNT-COLL 代表大会
   A congress is a large meeting that is held to discuss ideas and policies.
   1. A lot has changed after the party congress.
      党代会后发生了很多变化。
   2. ...a congress of coal miners.
      煤矿工人代表大会

1. We want to cooperate with both the administration and Congress.
   我们既想与政府合作，也想与国会合作。
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. He should not commit American troops without the full consent of Congress.
   没有国会的完全同意，他不应该调遣美国军队。
8. A lot has changed after the party congress.
   党代会后发生了很多变化。
9. 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。
10. The United States Congress and the President are still locked in disagreement over proposals to reduce the massive budget deficit
    美国国会和总统就削减巨额预算赤字的提案仍持不同意见，双方僵持不下。
11. 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。
12. 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。
13. 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。
14. 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。
15. All the attempts to petition the Congress had failed
    所有向国会请愿的努力均告失败。
16. 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。
17. 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。
18. 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。
19. Members of congress were warned of possible repercussions if their vote went through.
    国会议员被警告如果他们的投票通过可能会带来不良影响。
20. 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。
21. 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。
22. 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。
23. She found him an exalted sinecure as a Fellow of the Library of Congress.
    她给他找了一个级别很高的闲职：国会图书馆研究员。
24. 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。
25. 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。
26. Soon after the New Year, the new Congress will come to Washington to be sworn in.
    新年后不久，新一届国会议员就将前往华盛顿宣誓就职。
27. 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。
28. 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。
29. Congress voted the bill down.
    国会否决了这项议案。
30. The congress approved the budget.
    国会批准了国家预算。

noun

1. the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman

   Synonym:    sexual intercourseintercoursesex actcopulationcoituscoitionsexual congresssexual relationrelationcarnal knowledge

2. a meeting of elected or appointed representatives

3. a national legislative assembly