a large official meeting, usually lasting for a few days, at which people with the same work or interests come together to discuss their views （通常指持续几天的大型正式）会议，研讨会◆She is attending a two-day conference on electronic commerce in Munich. 她正在慕尼黑出席为期两天有关电子商务的会议。◆I've been invited to speak at the annual conference. 我已获邀在年会上讲话。◆125 of the 400 delegates at the conference were women. 出席会议的 400 名代表中有 125 位是女性。SYNconvention ⨁to attend / go to / participate in a conference 出席／参加会议⨁to hold / organize a conference 举行／组织会议⨁to speak at / address a conference 在会上发言／发表演讲⨁a conference centre / hall / room / suite 会议中心／厅／室／套房⨁a conference attendee / delegate / participant 会议出席者／代表／参加者
a meeting at which a small number of people have formal discussions （正式）讨论会，商讨会◆She was in conference with her lawyers all day. 她与她的多位律师商讨了一整天。◆It was difficult to get all the parties around the conference table. 很难将各方集中起来开会讨论。