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

• To be punctual in covering all hearings, meetings, and conferences.
  准时进行所有的聆审和会议。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Nobody ever spoke to me at press conferences
  记者招待会上一直没人和我说话。
• Conferences were filled with developers learning about objects, design patterns, and design techniques.
  当时的大会挤满了学习对象、设计模式和设计技术的开发者们。
• I have seen him in the academic conferences.
  我曾在学术会议上见过他。
• There are boarding meetings, conferences, training sessions, and staff meeting.
  会议的类型有董事会、业务会、培训会和全体职员会。
• I myself attended relevant international conferences on Afghanistan in Turkey and London.
  我本人先后参加了在土耳其和伦敦举行的关于阿富汗问题的国际会议。
• 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。