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

• 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。
• A series of important international conferences will be held in Bonn and Mexico this year.
  今年内还将举行波恩会议、墨西哥会议等一系列重要国际会议。
• Nobody ever spoke to me at press conferences
  记者招待会上一直没人和我说话。
• He regularly speaks at technical conferences and publishes technical papers and sample programs.
  他经常在技术会议上演讲，发表过一些技术论文和示例程序。
• 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。
• Another alternative to conferences and formal events is local user groups and industry events.
  除了会议和正式活动之外，另一种可供选择的是本地用户组和行业活动。
• 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。
• Test free at IBM DB2 and IDUG conferences.
  在IBMDB2和IDUG会议中进行免费测试。
• 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。
• Many international conferences are held in Geneva.
  许多国际会议在日内瓦举行。