embassy
noun /ˈembəsi/
/ˈembəsi/
(plural embassies)
- 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
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- foreign
- American
- British
- …
- close
- open
- reopen
- …
- building
- compound
- official
- …
- at an/the embassy
- in an/the embassy
- outside an/the embassy
- …
- embassy officials
- 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
Topics Buildingsc1- a fire in the Spanish embassy
发生在西班牙大使馆的火灾 - a protest outside the American embassy
美国大使馆外的抗议 - They broke off diplomatic relations and closed the embassies in each other's country.
两国中断外交关系，并关闭了在对方国家的大使馆。 - She works at the Malaysian embassy in Buenos Aires.
她在马来西亚驻布宜诺斯艾利斯的大使馆工作。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- foreign
- American
- British
- …
- close
- open
- reopen
- …
- building
- compound
- official
- …
- at an/the embassy
- in an/the embassy
- outside an/the embassy
- …
compare consulate, high commission - a demonstration outside the Russian Embassy
词源late 16th cent. (originally also as ambassy denoting the position of ambassador): from Old French ambasse, based on Latin ambactus ‘servant’. Compare with ambassador.
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