embassy

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em·bas·sy /ˈembəsi/ ●●○ noun (plural embassies) [countable]  PGOa group of officials who represent their government in a foreign country, or the building they work in 大使馆全体外交官员；大使馆 → ambassador the American Embassy in Paris 美国驻巴黎大使馆

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embassy• The American Embassy employs 50 local people in administrative positions.• There were long gay parties which went on till dawn and finished with a dip in an embassy pool.• Travellers in Spain who are worried about the situation are advised to contact the British Embassy in Madrid.• On July 19, a total of 19 people sheltering at the Czechoslovak embassy surrendered to the authorities.• She had friends in high places everywhere, contacts in embassies.• He would work within the Soviet embassy.• We met the officials of the embassy at dinner that same evening.• Repairs to embassy buildings and the replacement of outdated computer hardware are said to be long overdue.Origin embassy (1500-1600) Old French ambassé

em·bas·sy nounChineseSyllable  

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embassy
em‧bas‧sy /ˈembəsi/ noun (plural embassies) [countable]a group of officials who represent their government in a foreign country, or the building they work in ⇨ ambassador:
    the American Embassy in Paris

em·bassyBrE /ˈembəsi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈembəsi/ 🔊 noun (

plural

em·bassies) a group of officials led by an ambassador who represent their government in a foreign country 大使馆；（统称）使馆官员◆embassy officials大使馆官员◆to inform the embassy of the situation向大使馆报告形势the building in which an embassy works 大使馆（指馆舍）◆a demonstration outside the Russian Embassy在俄罗斯大使馆外的示威游行  ➡  compare consulate, high commission

accord, ally, bilateral, cross-border, diplomat, embassy, international, rapprochement, relationship, treaty