convene

【发音】

美 /kən'vin/ 英 /kən'viːn/

【翻译】

1. vi.开会，集合

   英释:if a group of people convene, or someone convenes them, they come together, especially for a formal meeting

2. vt. 召集

   英释:if a group of people convene, or someone convenes them, they come together, especially for a formal meeting

【记忆】

con(共同) ＋ ven(来) ＋ e → 大家一起来开会 → 开会

【例句】

1. a report by experts convened by the National Institutes of Health

   由全国健康协会召集的专家提出的一份报告

【真题例句】

1. (2010.12 • CET6 • • 阅读理解)...The UN had the foresight to convene a “world assembly on aging” back in 1982...

【同、近义词】

1. vt.召集，集合；传唤

   call together/assemble/

2. vi.聚集，集合

   concentrate/collect/mass/crowd/aggregate/

【同根词】

1. n

   convener : （会议）召集人