conferences

英 [ˈkɒnfərənsɪz]

美 [ˈkɑnfərənsəz]

n.  (通常持续几天的大型正式)会议，研讨会; (正式)讨论会，商讨会; 体育协会(或联合会)
conference的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (常持续数天的)专题讨论会，研讨会
  Aconferenceis a meeting, often lasting a few days, which is organized on a particular subject or to bring together people who have a common interest.
  1. 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。
  2. ...the Conservative Party conference...
     保守党大会
  3. Last weekend the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland held a conference, attended by 450 delegates.
     上周末，苏格兰的天主教会举行了一次会议，450名代表与会。
• N-COUNT 会议;正式商谈
  Aconferenceis a meeting at which formal discussions take place.
  1. 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。
  2. Her employer was in conference with two lawyers and did not want to be interrupted.
     她的老板在和两位律师谈事情，不想有人打扰。
• See also:press conference

双语例句

• 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。
• Since then it has held conferences biennially with sponsorship from host countries and other parties.
  自此，主办国和其他人士每两年便赞助举行该会议。
• News conferences due to be held by both men have been put back.
  原定两个人共同举行的新闻发布会被推迟。
• Most of us are also now familiar with chat and instant messaging, Web conferences, and screen sharing.
  大多数人现在还熟悉聊天和即时通信、Web会议，和屏幕共享。
• In addition to holding biotechnology training courses, the centre will hold international conferences and workshops.
  除生物技术培训课程外，此中心还将举办国际会议和学术交流。
• In this section, we address two troubleshooting topics that occur frequently in user groups and conferences.
  本节将解决在用户组和讨论会中频繁出现的两个故障检修主题。
• Hold both national and local press conferences.
  举办全国性和地区性新闻发布会。
• Conferences: You are required to have one conference with me, but I encourage more.
  讨论会：你们至少要有一次和我进行讨论，但我鼓励更多的讨论。
• Many international conferences are held in Geneva.
  许多国际会议在日内瓦举行。
• A: I answered this question at several previous press conferences.
  答：关于这个问题，我已经多次在发布会上做了回答。