conference on/about sth
She gave a presentation at the conference on climate change.
她在气候变化会议上做了演讲。
学术会议；行业会议；专题大会；体育联盟；联合会；多边外交谈判；教会会议；教会联合会
a formal meeting for discussion or exchange of views
正式协商的行为；严肃的交谈或讨论；交换意见。
The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views.
欧洲梨(Pyrus communis)的一个秋季栽培品种。
An autumn cultivar of the European pear Pyrus communis.
为咨询、信息交流或讨论而预先安排的会议(尤其是有正式议程的)
a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
多边外交谈判。
A multilateral diplomatic negotiation.
组织成员比赛的体育团队协会
an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
科学家或其他学者通过演讲、研讨会、海报或其他方式展示研究成果的正式活动。
A formal event where scientists or other scholars present their research results in speeches, workshops, posters or by other means.
参与者就商定的(严肃)话题进行的讨论
a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic
由营利或非营利组织组织的活动,邀请多位演讲者讨论紧迫问题,如新产品、市场趋势或政府法规。
An event organized by a for-profit or non-profit organization to discuss a pressing issue, such as a new product, market trend or government regulation, with a range of speakers.
定期相互比赛的体育队伍联盟。
A group of sports teams that play each other on a regular basis.
牧师等人举行的正式会议,被授权处理教会事务。
A stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters.
一个地区公理会教会的自愿协会；这些教会所在的地区。
A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district; the district in which such churches are.
谈话或讲座,(天主教)尤指作为避静活动的一部分。
A talk or lecture, (Catholicism) especially when given as part of a retreat.
The annual sales conference will be held in Shanghai next month.
年度销售会议将于下个月在上海举行。
用法提示：conference在此表示正式会议。
She presented her research findings at a medical conference.
她在一次医学会议上展示了她的研究成果。
用法提示：conference指专业领域的研讨会。
The conference room is booked for the afternoon meeting.
会议室已被预订用于下午的会议。
用法提示：conference作名词，表示会议或讨论会。
She gave a presentation at the conference on climate change.
她在气候变化会议上做了演讲。
The university will hold a conference next month.
这所大学下个月将举行一次会议。
Many experts attended the medical conference.
许多专家参加了医学会议。
The CEO answered questions at a press conference.
首席执行官在新闻发布会上回答了问题。
最通用的词，可用于任何规模的会议，而 conference 通常指较大型、正式的会议。
强调定期举行的大型集会，如行业大会；conference 也可指此类会议，但 convention 更侧重规模和惯例。
强调学术性或专业性讨论，参与人数较少；conference 可包含 symposium，但更广泛。
通常规模较小，互动性更强；conference 规模更大，形式更正式。
grammar · medium
易错句子We need to conference about the budget.
正确表达We need to have a conference about the budget.
conference 是名词，不能直接用作动词。中文'开会'的'开'是动词，但英语中应用'have a conference'或动词confer。
grammar · medium
易错句子I went to conference yesterday.
正确表达I went to a conference yesterday.
conference 是可数名词，需要不定冠词'a'或定冠词'the'来修饰，不能直接使用。
指没有交流或讨论的状态，与会议相反
指个人独自活动，与集体会议相对
meeting泛指任何形式的聚集，可正式也可非正式；conference通常指有组织、有议题的正式会议
convention强调大型、定期、有特定主题的行业或政治集会；conference规模可大可小，更侧重讨论与交流
举行会议
The company will hold a conference next week to discuss the new project.
公司下周将举行会议讨论新项目。
参加会议
I plan to attend a conference on climate change in Paris.
我计划参加在巴黎举行的气候变化会议。
电话会议
We have a conference call scheduled for 3 PM to finalize the deal.
我们下午3点有一个电话会议来敲定这笔交易。
新闻发布会
The CEO held a press conference to announce the merger.
首席执行官召开新闻发布会宣布合并。
会议室
Please reserve the conference room for the board meeting tomorrow.
请预订会议室供明天的董事会会议使用。
会议桌
All documents were laid out on the conference table for review.
所有文件都摊在会议桌上供审阅。
con- (together) + fer (bring) + -ence (state/quality)
con- (together) + fer (bring)
trans- (across) + fer (carry)
会议通常分为多个时段进行不同议题的讨论
会议中常由重要人物发表开场或总结性演讲
参加会议的参与者
会议中常包含讲者展示研究成果或项目
会议的一部分，通常是互动性强的实践环节
在开会
Sorry, the manager is in conference and cannot take your call.
抱歉，经理正在开会，无法接听您的电话。
电话会议
We have a conference call with the Tokyo office at 3 PM.
我们下午3点与东京办公室有一个电话会议。
新闻发布会
The CEO held a press conference to announce the merger.
首席执行官举行新闻发布会宣布合并。
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