embassy
n
1 (official residence of an) ambassador and his staff 大使及其官員; 大使館全體成員; 大使館
the American embassy in London 美國(guó)駐倫敦大使館
He is with (ie working at) the French embassy. 他在法國(guó)大使館工作.
[attrib 作定語]
embassy officials 大使館官員. Cf 參看 consulate 1, High Commission (high1).
2 (dated 舊) deputation sent to a foreign government 派往外國(guó)政府的代表團(tuán)
send sb/go/come on an embassy (to sb) 派遣某人去[來]任赴外國(guó)政府代表團(tuán)的成員(去某人處).
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