con-glom-eration /kan.gloma'reijn; NAmE -,gla:m-/ noun 1 [C, usually sing.] a ~ (of sth) (formal) a mixture of different
things that are found all together 混合物；聚 集物：a conglomeration ■
of buddings 〇/ di开erent sizes and styies大小和风格各拜的i筑楼群名[U] the process of
forming a conglomerate or the state of being a conglomerate聚集过程；聚集状态
con<grats
/kan'graets/
noun
[pi] exclamation {informal}
=CONGRATULATION
con.gratu.late /kan'graBtJuleit/ v^rfc.[VN] 1 〜sb (on sth) to tell sb that you
are pleased about their success or achievements向（某人)道贺；祝贺：/ congratulated
them aH on their results.我'为他们取得的 成就向他们所有人表，示祝，贺。◊ rhe authon; are to congratulated on producing such a
clear and authorita- tive work•向创作出这样t*部具有权威性又清晰易懂的作
品的作者们祝贺。2 〜yourself (on sth) to feel pleased and
proud because you have achieved sth or been successful at sth (另血就或成功）感到高兴，感到自豪：
You
can congratulate yourself on having done an excel- Zentjob.你应该为，出色的工作感到自豪。
C〇n-gratU-la-ti〇n /kan.graetJu'leiXn/
noun
1 congratulations [pi
] a message congratulating sb ■ (= saying that you are happy about
their good luck or success)祝贺；恭贺；贺词：to oJ5fer/send your
con- gratuZations to sb @某人致以祝贺 2
Congratulations!
used when you want to
congratulate sb (用以向人祝 贺）祝贺，恭喜：‘We’re getting married/’ ‘Congratu-
kztions/’ “我们要结婚了！ L
“恭喜恭喜！ ” ◊
Congratu〖ations on your exam
resists/ 祝贺你考出了好成 绩！ 3 [U] the act of congratulating sb 祝贺:，a tetter 〇/ congratulation
con-gratu-la-tory /kan.graetj'u'leitari;
NAmE kan'grae- tfalatoTi/
expressing congratulations 祝贺的;.恭贺 ^]： a congratuZatory message 贺词 con-gre-gate /'kDrjgrigeit; NAmE 'ka:rj-/ verb [V] to come together in a group 群集；聚集；集合：Ybung peoj)Ze often
congregate in the main square in the evenings. ^ 轻人傍晚时经常聚集在大广场上。
con.gre.ga.tion
/.kDrjgri'geiJn;
NAmE (ka:rj-/
noun [C+sing./pl. v.]
1 a group of people who are gathered together in a church to worship God, not
including the priest and choir, ■(,教堂的）会众：The congregation stood to sing the hymn•会合站起染.唱圣取。2 the
group of people who belong to a particular church and go there regularly to
worship (从属某教堂并定期做礼拜
的）教堂会众►con.gre.ga.tiort.al/-<Tanl/flfi(/.
Con.gre.ga-tion-aHsm
/.kDrjgri'geiJ'nalizam;
NAmE ,ka:r)-/ adj. a type of Christianity
in which the congregation of each church is responsible for its own affairs 公理制，公理主冬（主张各地方教会独i行事> ►Con-
gre-ga-tion-al adj. Con>gre-ga-tion
al-ist noun COWgreSS 〇Tt /'korjgres; NAmE 'kaiggras/ noun [C+sing./pl. v.]
1 a large formal meeting or series of
meetings where representatives from different groups discuss ideas, make
decisions, etc.代表大会： an
international congress 〇/trades unions 工会国际代表大会 2 Congress (in the US and some
other countries) the name of the group of people who are elected to make laws,
in the US consisting of the Senate and the House
of Representatives (美国及其他一些国家的）.国会，议 会：Congress win vote on
t/ie proposal tomorrow■国会 明天将对提案进行投票表决。3 used in the names of
political parties in some countries (用f 某些国家的政 党名称国弄大会:t/ie A/hcan JVationaZ
Congress #洲 国—夫备
c〇n-gres-si〇n-al /kan'grej'anl/ adj. [only before noun]
related to or belonging to a congress or the Congress in the US立法机构的；代表大会的；（美国)国会的：a congressional
committee/biH.作表委员会 l 国会议案◊ the midterm
Congressional dectio/is■国，备.的中期选举
Con-gress^man
/'kDrjgresman;
NAmE 'kairjgras-/, Con- gress woman /'kDijgreswuman; NAmE 'kaiijgras-/ noun {pi. -men /-man/, -women /-wimin/) (also Congress-person /-p3：sn; NAmE -p3：rsn/) a member of Congress in the US, especially the
House of Representatives (尤指美国众议院的）国会议员
417 conjugal
con-gru-ent /'kDrjgruent;
NAmE 'ka:r)-/ adj. 1 (geometry 几何）having the same size and shape.全等的：叠合的，：
congruent
triangies ‘全等三角形'2 〜（with sth) (/bmw/) suitable for sth;
appropriate in a particular situation 适合的;适当的;恰备的;相称的► con.gru.ence /'kpqgruans; 'kq：〇-/ noun [U] conic/_kmnk; A//\mf_ka:njk/
flfl；/.，now/? (geomefry.几.何）
■
ofor related to a cone 圆_ (体）的
■
noun = conic section
con*ic-al /'komkl; NAmE 'ka:n-/
adj. shaped like a cone
圆锥形的；圆锥的
conic sections 圆锥截绒
circle 圆 ellipse 椭圆
parabola抛物线 hyperbola双曲线
,conic 'section,(dso conic) now/? (geomef〇/
几何）a shape formed when a flat
surface meets a cone with a round base圆锥截线；二次曲线
C〇n-ifer /'kDnifa(r);, 'kaun-; NAmE *ka:nr； 'koun-/ noun any tree that produces
hard dry fruit called cones. Most conifers are evergreen (= have leaves.that stay on the tree all year)..针叶树► con.ifer-ous.』/k3'mf9r9s/ adj. ： coniferous trees/forests / #
conjecture /ken'dsektja^)/ noun, verb mnoun (formal) 1 [G] an opinion or idea
that is not based on. definite knowledge and is formed by guessing 猜 测；推测 guess ： The truth of his
conjecture was con_/iirmed by the newspaper report.翁闻报道证明
了他的 推鈿學然不假。2 [U] the
forming of an opinion or idea that is not based on definite knowledge 揣测；臆测
PCT71
guess ： What was going through
the killer's mind is a matter /or conjecture.凶手作案时心里是怎祥想
的，这个问题只能由人们去推测了。► corvjec.tural /
mverb {formal) to form an opinion
about sth even though you do not have much iriformation.on it.猜测；.推测
BCdguess: [V] We can only conjecture about what was in t/ie fciHer’s mind•我们只能猜测当时凶手心里想的是什
'■么:。〇 [V that]
He
conjectured, that the population might douWe fn ten years.他推测人ri在十年后对能今增加一 倍..。◊ [VN] She conjectured the
oristence 〇/ a compZetdy neiw
speci'es.她推测有一个全新物种存在。[also V wh-，VN to inf]
conjoin /
接；把…结成二体
conjoined 'twin noun {technical = Siamese
twin
conjoint/