Word · Frequency #8878
convening
集合；召集
convening is the present participle of convene.
meet formally
- 1.
To come together; to meet; to unite.
聚集；会面；联合
- 2.
To come together, as in one body or for a public purpose; to meet; to assemble.
聚集在一起,如同一个团体或为公共目的；会面；集合
- 3.
To cause to assemble; to call together; to convoke; to summon.
召集；召唤；召集会议
- 4.
To summon judicially to meet or appear.
依法召集出庭或出席
- 5.
To make a convention; to declare a rule by convention.
制定惯例；通过惯例宣布规则
聚集；会面；联合；聚集在一起,如同一个团体或为公共目的；会面；集合；召集；召唤；召集会议；依法召集出庭或出席；制定惯例；通过惯例宣布规则
In use
The committee will convene next Tuesday to discuss the budget.
The CEO convened an urgent meeting after the incident.
The board is convening now to vote on the proposal.
convene sth
及物用法，后接会议或人群。
The president convened an emergency meeting.
总统召集了一次紧急会议。
convene to do sth
不定式表示目的。
The committee convened to discuss the proposal.
委员会开会讨论该提案。
convene
不及物用法，表示集合或开会。
The delegates convened in the main hall.
Connections
Collocations
- convene a meeting
- 召开会议
- The chairman convened a meeting to discuss the budget.主席召开会议讨论预算。
- convene a committee
- 召集委员会
- The board convened a committee to investigate the issue.董事会召集了一个委员会来调查此事。
- convene a session
- 召开一次会议（尤指正式会议）
- Parliament will convene a special session next week.议会将于下周召开特别会议。
- convene a conference
- 召开会议/大会
- The organization convened an international conference on climate change.该组织召开了一次关于气候变化的国际会议。
- convene in
- 在（某地）集合
- The delegates convened in the main hall.代表们在大厅集合。
- convene for
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想'肯围'：大家肯围在一起，就是集合、召集开会。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：meetings、assemblies、conferences convene 多用于正式场合，如会议、集会等，表示召集或集合。
Grammar Note
及物动词意为召集（某人/某物），不及物动词意为聚集、开会。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words rhyming with 'convene': mean, scene, green, intervene. Warning: vein and convention look similar but have different pronunciations (vein: /veɪn/, convention: /kənˈvenʃən/).
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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