The act of coming together, meeting. 集会;会议。 A conference; an assembly of delegates for the discussion or settlement of affairs of common interest. 协议会;讨论公益事项之代表会。 The chief lawmaking body of a republic. 一国之最高立法团体;国会。 congress boot [gaiter, shoe]. 【美】(两侧各有松紧带)长统鞋。 National legislature of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. 美国国会(=【英】Parliament)。 Congress holds its sessions at Washington. 国会在华盛顿举行常会。 Each two-year period of its existence between elections to the House of Representatives; as the 80th Congress. 美国国会会期,如第80届国会。 the Congress of Industrial Organizations 【美】产业劳工总会。 the Library of Congress 美国国会图书馆。 |