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press conference

noun
🔊/ˈpres kɒnfərəns/
🔊/ˈpres kɑːnfərəns/
(especially British English)
(North American English usually news conference)
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  1. a meeting at which somebody talks to a group of journalists in order to answer their questions or to make an official statement记者招待会；新闻发布会
    • to hold/give a press conference举行／召开记者招待会
    • The police called a press conference to appeal for witnesses.警察召开新闻发布会呼吁证人。
    Extra Examples
    • The announcement was made in an impromptu press conference at the airport.这一宣布是在机场举行的临时新闻发布会上作出的。
    • The chairman told a press conference of the forthcoming merger.主席在记者招待会上宣布即将进行的合并。
    • The prime minister outlined the privatization plans at a press conference.首相在记者招待会上扼要说明了私有化的计划。
    • Few reporters turned up to his press conference about low pay.没有几个记者出席他关于低工资的新闻发布会。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • joint
    • impromptu
    • post-match
    • …
    verb + press conference
    • call
    • arrange
    • organize
    • …
    preposition
    • at a/​the press conference
    • during a/​the press conference
    • in a/​the press conference
    • …
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