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单词 conference
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conference
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒn.fər.əns/us
/ˈkɑːn.fɚ.əns/

conferencenoun[C](MEETING)

B1
anevent, sometimeslastinga fewdays, at which there is agroupoftalkson aparticularsubject, or ameetingin whichespeciallybusinessmattersarediscussedformally:
会议，大会；讨论会，协商会
a conferenceonwomen'srights妇女权利大会
Theyfrequentlyholdconferences at thathotel.他们常在那家酒店举办会议。
I'mspeakingat/attendinga conference nextweek.我下周要在一个会议上发言／出席一个会议。
Should Ibookthe conferenceroomfor themeeting?我应该为会谈预订会议室吗？
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awaydaymainlyUK
congress(MEETING)
consultation
convention(MEETING)
forum(MEETING)
meeting
seminar
summit(MEETING)
symposiumformal
be in conferenceformal
to be in ameeting:
在参加会议，在开会
Ms O'Neill isn'tavailableat themoment. She's in conference.奥尼尔女士现在不在，她正在开会。
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More examples
  • He's giving apaperonthermodynamicsat a conference at Manchester University.
  • Agroupof fourteachersweredelegatedtorepresenttheschoolat theunionconference.
  • Aninternationalmedicalconference wasestablishedfor theinterchangeof newideasandapproaches.
  • She called anewsconference to give hersideof thestory.
  • Thehotelis anidealvenuefor conferences andbusinessmeetings.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Official meetings
  • AGM
  • annual general meeting
  • breakout room
  • convocation
  • convoke
  • council of war
  • counter-convention
  • extraordinary
  • inquorate
  • plenum
  • post-convention
  • powwow
  • quorate
  • round-table
  • session
  • sit
  • speaking engagement
  • summit
  • symposium
  • teleconference
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conferencenoun[C](SPORTS)

agroupofsportsteamsthatplayeach other inorganizedcompetitions:
They canwinbecause they have the mosttalentintheirconference.
Heguidedtheteamto theSouthernConferencechampionship.
More examples
  • This year's ACC may be thestrongestconference since the '84–'85BigEast.
  • TheCanadianprimeministercongratulatedthe Calgary Flames ontheirvictoryin theWesternConferencefinals.
  • Their mostformidableopponentwouldappearto be the Falcons, whom they wouldn'tfaceuntil the conferencechampionshipgame.
  • HisperformanceearnedhimNorthCentralConferenceplayerof theweekhonoursfor the thirdconsecutivetimethisseason.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Competitions, & parts of competitions
  • be a game of two halvesidiom
  • beauty contest
  • beauty pageant
  • benefit match
  • competition
  • debate
  • head-to-head
  • on your marks, get set, go!idiom
  • peloton
  • postgame
  • postseason
  • pre-meeting
  • premiership
  • pro-am
  • quiz
  • spelling bee
  • starter
  • the Champions League
  • the Premier League
  • under starter's ordersidiom
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(Definition ofconferencefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
conference
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒn.fər.əns/us
/ˈkɑːn.fɚ.əns/
B1
anevent, sometimeslastinga fewdays, at which there is agroupoftalkson aparticularsubject, or ameetingin whichespeciallybusinessmattersarediscussedformally
会议，大会；讨论会，协商会
a conferenceonwomen'srights妇女权利大会
Theyfrequentlyholdconferences at thathotel.他们常在那家酒店举办会议。
I'mspeakingat/attendinga conference nextweek.我下周要在一个会议上发言／出席一个会议。
Should Ibookthe conferenceroomfor themeeting?我应该为会谈预订会议室吗？
be in conferenceformal
to be in ameeting
在参加会议，在开会
Ms O'Neill isn'tavailableat themoment. She's in conference.奥尼尔女士现在不在，她正在开会。
More examples
  • He's giving apaperonthermodynamicsat a conference at Manchester University.
  • Agroupof fourteachersweredelegatedtorepresenttheschoolat theunionconference.
  • Aninternationalmedicalconference wasestablishedfor theinterchangeof newideasandapproaches.
  • She called anewsconference to give hersideof thestory.
  • Thehotelis anidealvenuefor conferences andbusinessmeetings.

conference| American Dictionary

conference
noun[C/U]
us
/ˈkɑn·fər·əns,-frəns/
alarge,formalmeetingat which there aregroupsoftalkson aparticularsubject, or asmall,privatemeetingfordiscussionof aparticularmatter:
[C]Shespokeat a conference inGeneva.
(Definition ofconferencefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

conference| Business English

conference
noun[C]
MEETINGS
uk
/ˈkɒnfərəns/us
anevent, sometimeslastinga fewdays, at which there are a lot oftalksandmeetingsabout aparticularsubject:
a conferencecentre/hall
hold/organize a conference (on sth)Theinstitutewill beholdinga conference onhighereducationandeconomicgrowthnextspring.
attend/go to/speak at a conferenceMost of thedepartmentattendedthe MobileWorldconference in Barcelona.
He was thekeynotespeakerat a conferencein Frankfurt.
conference delegate/participantConferencedelegateswillreceiveadiscounton thepriceoftheirhotelrooms.
aprivateandformalmeetingbetween asmallnumberofpeople:
After ashortconference with hisadvisers, heannouncedhisdecisiontoresign.
aconferenceroom
be in conferenceformal
to be in ameeting:
Shedirectedhim into ameetingroom, where anumberofexecutiveswere in conference.
See also
news conference
press conference
sales conference
shipping conference
teleconference
(Definition ofconferencefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofconference

conference
It almost seems as if the difficulties surrounding the 1929conferencemade everyone involved hesitate to approach the issue again.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Unlike many sets ofconferencepapers, they pick on common themes.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This means a whole lot of things could change by the time we get to the nationalconference.
From theCambridge English Corpus
To be sure, theconferencetried to clarify things into four strands, each with three sessions of three papers.
From theCambridge English Corpus
We would like to thankconferenceparticipants for their comments and suggestions.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Unlike the fallconference, each committee discussed the same four topics.
From theCambridge English Corpus
We organized these conferences to try to get people together and discuss the issues in what we thought were useful ways.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Theconferenceelicited a number of distinguished papers, and the proceedings will soon be published.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The consistent typing makes these books more readable than many camera-readyconferenceproceedings.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Transcripts that were difficult to score were reviewed by both coders and resolved byconference.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The papers were presented at an internationalconferencein 2004 and were edited to form chapters in this book.
From theCambridge English Corpus
He has published dozens of articles in scholarly journals, written and edited numerous books, and delivered hundreds of presentations at conferences around the world.
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He enjoyed a party and always ensured that his conferences were as good on the social side as they were in purpose and intellectual content.
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Columnists wondered why a century-oldconferencepaper came in for such blistering attacks.
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They categorize the four areas covered by the technical papers in theconferenceand summarize the highlights of the plenary sessions.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithconference

conference

These are words often used in combination withconference.

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annual conference
I would like formally to welcome you to this year'sannualconference.
From theCambridge English Corpus
athletic conference
Most or all members belong to at least one otherathleticconference.
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Wikipedia
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biennial conference
Each union, at its annual orbiennialconference, determines its structure.
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