conference /ˈkɔnfərəns/ n. ［c］(正式)会议，交谈：assemble/summon/call a conference 召集会议；an emergency conference 紧急会议；an informal conference 非正式会议；a joint conference 联席会议；have a long conference with… 与某人进行长时间 交谈；a round table conference 圆桌会议；a press conference 记者招待会The conference on international economic problems met in Geneva. 国际经济问题会议在日内瓦召开。
［辨析］与assembly, convention, session, meeting和congress 辨见 assembly
