convene

verb

1. 召集，召开（正式会议）
   to arrange for people to come together for a formal meeting
   1. to convene a meeting
      召开会议
   2. A Board of Inquiry was convened immediately after the accident.
      事故后调查委员会立即召开了会议。
2. （为正式会议而）聚集，集合
   to come together for a formal meeting
   1. The committee will convene at 11.30 next Thursday.
      委员会将在下星期四上午11:30开会。

1. V-ERG 召集;集合;开会
   If someone convenes a meeting or conference, they arrange for it to take place. You can also say that people convene or that a meeting convenes .
   1. Last August he convened a meeting of his closest advisers at Camp David...
      去年8月，他召集自己最亲近的顾问在戴维营开会。
   2. Senior officials convened in October 1991 in London.
      1991年10月，高级官员在伦敦会齐。
   3. ...the convening of an international peace conference.
      一次国际和平会议的召开

1. Last August he convened a meeting of his closest advisers at Camp David
   去年8月，他召集自己最亲近的顾问在戴维营开会。
2. Senior officials convened in October 1991 in London.
   1991年10月，高级官员在伦敦会齐。
3. When do you expect the Geneva conference will convene?
   你预计日内瓦会议将在何时召开？
4. The board of directors shall convene at least one meeting every year.
   第十九条董事会会议每年至少召开一次。
5. To support them, I will convene a Climate Summit on 23 September 2014 to mobilize political will and showcase action that can help to raise ambition levels worldwide.
   为了向其提供支持，我将于2014年9月23日召开一次气候问题首脑会议，以调动政治意愿和展示可有助于提高全世界的雄心的行动。
6. I also call on Africas leaders to participate in the Climate Summit I will convene in September to galvanize action toward a meaningful new climate agreement.
   我还呼吁非洲领导人参加我将于9月召开的气候峰会，其目的是激发行动以达成有实际意义的新气候协议。
7. We look forward to reviewing further progress when we convene again during Russia's hosting of APEC in2012.
   我们期待在俄罗斯举办的亚太经合组织2012年论坛上评估今天作出的承诺。
8. To convene and preside over the meetings of the board of supervisors;
   召集、主持监事会会议；
9. ( I) To convene and prepare the Implementation Conference;
   （ⅰ）召集和准备实施会议；
10. It is illegal to convene and preside the first shareholders meeting of company A by Jia.
    公司的首次股东会议由甲召集和主持不合法。
11. A key outcome was to convene a high-level commission to ensure that the recommendations are implemented over the next four years.
    此项工作的一项主要成果是，将召集一个高级别委员会，以确保在未来4年内实施各项建议。
12. In October of this year our Party will convene its Thirteenth National Congress.
    今年十月我们党要召开十三大。
13. So I will convene a White House summit aimed at strengthening these lifelines of learning.
    为巩固这些学习的生命线，我将召集一次白宫高峰会议。
14. That the CIA would never have allowed me to convene the alliance leadership.
    中情局不会让我召集联盟的首脑的。
15. The chairperson of the Commission shall convene an annual regular session of the commission.
    委员会主席应召开委员会的年度例会。
16. The chairman of the board shall convene and preside over the meetings of the board of directors and inspect the implementation of the resolutions of the board of directors.
    董事长召集和主持董事会会议，检查董事会决议的实施情况。
17. The grand jury did not convene until february.
    大陪审团直到2月才碰头开会。
18. He convene a meeting of the member of the club.
    他召集俱乐部成员开会。
19. Standing chairmen shall be elected by the Presidium to convene and preside over meetings of the Presidium.
    主席团推选常务主席若干人，召集并主持主席团会议。
20. The next meeting will convene on coming sunday at the same place.
    下次会议将于本星期日在同一地点举行。
21. It is my privilege to welcome you to Washington and to formally convene this historic summit.
    能够在此欢迎你们来到华盛顿，正式举行这个历史性峰会，我深感荣幸。
22. In the second half of this year we are going to convene the Thirteenth National Congress of the Party.
    今年下半年，我们要召开党的十三大，大家看了十三大的结果就会清楚。
23. Convene one week before starting work of this section.
    在开始本章之工作前一周召集。
24. We will have to convene a meeting which we hope will happen quite soon to review the data in more detail and have discussions about the implications.
    我们将在不久会召开一个会议去重新用更详细地评估数据结果，而且我们会对有关实施进行讨论。
25. We'd convene some of the most senior members.
    我们会召集最高职位的官员。
26. To cause to assemble in a meeting; convene.
    使聚集在一起开会；召开。
27. However in order to change the fate of human history, larger groups must convene.
    然而为了改变人类历史的命运，必须召集更大的群体。
28. Canadian Prime Minister Harper in Ottawa on the8th to convene an emergency press conference to announce the news.
    加拿大总理哈珀八日在渥太华紧急召开的新闻发布会上宣布上述消息。
29. But I think they have a strong will to convene bilateral dialogue, Mr Hwang said.
    但我认为，他们有进行双边对话的强烈意愿。Hwang表示。
30. A full council meeting is set to convene at noon ET but a vote on sanctions is not assured.
    这次理事会的会议定于美国东部时间中午举行，但关于制裁案的表决时间还没有定。

  gather assemble collect convene【导航词义：集合】

  gather v. 聚集，集合

〔辨析〕普通用词，可指人和物，侧重于围绕某个中心而聚集。

  assemble v. 集合，聚集

〔辨析〕常指为某种目的聚集在一起。

  collect v. 〈正式〉聚集，汇集

〔辨析〕指人在某一处集中或逐渐地聚集成群。

  convene v. 聚集，集合；召集

〔辨析〕指聚集起来或召集有关人员举行正式会议。

verb

1. call together
   1. The students were convened in the auditorium

   Synonym:    convoke

2. meet formally
   1. The council convened last week