con‧fe‧rence S2 W1 AC / kɒnf ə rəns $ kɑn- / 名词 [可数名词]
1 a large formal meeting where a lot of people discuss important matters such as business, politics, or science, especially for several days :
Representatives from over 100 countries attended the International Peace Conference in Geneva.
conference on
a UN conference on the environment → press conference
2 a private meeting for a few people to have formal discussions
conference with
After a brief conference with his aides, he left for the airport.
conference room/table etc
The meeting will be held in the conference room at 10 am.
in conference
Mr Dickson is in conference.
3 American English a group of teams that play against each other to see who is the best :
the Western Conference finals
COLLOCATIONS
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go to a conference ( also attend a conference formal ) Hundreds of delegates are attending the conference.
hold a conference (= have one ) Their annual conference was held in Chicago.
host a conference (= have it in your country ) In June, Japan hosted a peace conference.
organize a conference The administration organized a conference on Africa.
convene a conference formal (= arrange one ) a national conference on school violence convened by the U. S. Department of Education
address a conference (= give a speech at one ) He received a warm welcome when he addressed the conference.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + conference
a peace/climate/sales etc conference an international climate conference in Sweden
a world/international conference the world conference on human rights
a national conference Brazil’s national conference on health
a regional conference In Northern Africa, there have been important regional conferences on education.
an annual conference the biggest annual conference for teachers of English
a party conference (= for a particular political party ) the Labour party conference
a summit conference (= for the leaders of governments ) The heads of most Arab states met in Amman for a summit conference.
conference + NOUN
conference facilities The hotel has conference facilities for 100 people.
a conference centre (= a building or group of buildings used for conferences )
a conference hall Thousands of people demonstrated outside the conference hall, demanding government action.