embassy
n
1 (official residence of an) ambassador and his staff 大使及其官员; 大使馆全体成员; 大使馆
the American embassy in London 美国驻伦敦大使馆
He is with (ie working at) the French embassy. 他在法国大使馆工作.
[attrib 作定语]
embassy officials 大使馆官员. Cf 参看 consulate 1, High Commission (high1).
2 (dated 旧) deputation sent to a foreign government 派往外国政府的代表团
send sb/go/come on an embassy (to sb) 派遣某人去[来]任赴外国政府代表团的成员(去某人处).
What about vegetables, Sir? They usually go bad as soon as we are at sea.
那些蔬菜怎么办呢,先生?通常是刚一出海它们就会坏掉的。
When the ship finally arrived in a port, the wooden cover was opened wide and Kunta could see in daylight for the first time across the part of the ship where he had been chained.
当船终于到达一个港口时,木盖打开了,孔塔这才第一次在日光下扫视了他被拴在那儿的那一部分船舱。
To his astonishment, the bee began to perform a dance on the surface of the honeycomb.