embassy

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Officialsembassyem‧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 → ambassador the American Embassy in ParisExamples from the Corpusembassy• The American Embassy employs 50 local people in administrative positions.• 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We met the officials of the embassy at dinner that same evening.• Repairs to embassy buildings and the replacement of outdated computer hardware are said to be long overdue.Origin embassy (1500-1600) Old French ambassé

单词	embassy
释义	embassy From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Officialsembassyem‧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 → ambassador the American Embassy in ParisExamples from the Corpusembassy• The American Embassy employs 50 local people in administrative positions.• 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We met the officials of the embassy at dinner that same evening.• Repairs to embassy buildings and the replacement of outdated computer hardware are said to be long overdue.Origin embassy (1500-1600) Old French ambassé
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