conference
noun [ C ] uk/ˈkɒn.fər.əns/ us/ˈkɑːn.fɚ.əns/
(MEETING)
B1 会议，大会；讨论会，协商会
an event, sometimes lasting a few days, at which there is a group of talks on a particular subject, or a meeting in which especially business matters are discussed formally
a conference on women's rights 妇女权利大会
They frequently hold conferences at that hotel. 他们常在那家酒店举办会议。
I'm speaking at/attending a conference next week. 我下周要在一个会议上发言／出席一个会议。
Should I book the conference room for the meeting? 我应该为会谈预订会议室吗？
Compare: awayday congress (MEETING)consultationconvention (MEETING)forum (MEETING)meetingseminarsummit (MEETING)symposium
be in conference formal 在参加会议，在开会
to be in a meeting
Ms O'Neill isn't available at the moment. She's in conference. 奥尼尔女士现在不在，她正在开会。
She rushed into the room, only to interrupt a number of executives deep in conference.
The Attorney General was in conference and unable to return calls from journalists.
The legislative teams were in conference with the White House extensively prior to the judicial nominations.
The senator said that until they were in conference, the bill could not move foward.
- More examples
- He's giving a paper on thermodynamics at a conference at Manchester University.
- A group of four teachers were delegated to represent the school at the union conference.
- An international medical conference was established for the interchange of new ideas and approaches.
- She called a news conference to give her side of the story.
- The hotel is an ideal venue for conferences and business meetings.