【congressional】 - A-level备考词汇

congressional

UK:  [kən'ɡreʃ(ə)n(ə)l]

US:  [kən'ɡreʃ(ə)n(ə)l]

adj.

1.会议的;委员会的;〔美国〕国会的

2.大会的;会议的

1 . In less than a week, congressional leaders seem to have reached agreement on the monster $700 billion bank bailout.
在不到一周的时间里，国会领导人们似乎已就7,000亿美元的庞大救助计划达成协议。

2 . The White House has declined a request to send the Obama social secretary to the forthcoming Congressional hearing on the matter.
由于此次事件，白宫减少邀请，并派奥巴马的福利大臣前往国会的听证会。

3 . The gesture was part of a broader effort by the White House and administration officials to corral congressional Democrats for a vote.
这个举动是白宫和政府官员为召集国会民主党人投票而进行的更广泛努力的一部分。

4 . The Congressional Budget Office says it could spend up to $80 billion a year more on projects that would give an economic return.
国会预算办公室称，他们将在一年中增投800亿美元进行项目建设，以促进经济回转。

5 . That's why congressional leaders from both parties, along with President Obama, are trying to come up with some sort of compromise.
这就是为什么美国国会两党领导人与总统奥巴马一起，正在努力想出一些折中的措施。