Congress

UK:  ['kɒŋɡres]

US:  ['kɑŋɡrəs]

复数：congresses  

n.

1.国会;国会会期;美国国会

2.(代表)大会

3.会议

4.议会

5.协会

6.联合会

7.众议院

8.集会,交际;社交

9.聚会

10.群

v.

1.开会,集合

1 . But he led a campaign against the gag rule. Adams said the rule was a violation of the constitutional right to petition Congress.
亚当斯说，这项规定侵犯了宪法所赋予的公民可以向国会请愿的权利。

2 . Today Congress stands ready to do the family's bidding, like a well-upholstered Ambassador car always at the front door.
如今，国大党已准备就绪，就像停在前门口装饰考究的大使牌轿车，等待执行甘地家族的指令。

3 . Lyndon Johnson had Congress levy a Vietnam War surtax lest the growing debt from the war and the Great Society get out of hand.
林顿·约翰逊迫使国会增收越战附加税，导致战争债务上升，“伟大社会”计划失控。

4 . It is possible that the debt limit may be breached temporarily if Congress does not act in a timely manner.
如果国会不及时行动，国债限额有可能被暂时突破。

5 . Mr Obama also prepared to send an outline of his budget to Congress, which proposed tax increases on the wealthy to pay for health care.
奥巴马还准备向国会送上一份他的预算概要，提议向高收入阶层增税以建立医保储备基金。