an official who lives in a foreign country as the senior representative there of his or her own country 大使；使节；代表 the British Ambassador to Italy/in Rome 英国驻意大利／罗马大使 a former ambassador to the UN 前任驻联合国代表
Extra ExamplesTopics Jobsc1, Politicsc1She served as a roving ambassador, with 51 trips to foreign countries by 2017. 她曾担任巡回大使，到2017年已出访51次。 The US ambassador was recalled to Washington in protest. 美国把大使召回华盛顿以示抗议。 the Israeli ambassador in London 在伦敦的以色列大使 He's a former ambassador to the UN. 他是前驻联合国大使。 The King sent an ambassador to Paris. 国王派了一名使臣去巴黎。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- former
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a person who represents or promotes a particular activity 大使： 代表或促进特定活动的人
Word Originlate Middle English: from French ambassadeur, from Italian ambasciator, based on Latin ambactus ‘servant’.