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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- foreign
- American
- British
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- close
- open
- reopen
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- building
- compound
- official
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- at an/the embassy
- in an/the embassy
- outside an/the embassy
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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
Extra ExamplesTopics Buildingsc1a 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。
Oxford 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
Word Originlate 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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