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ambassador

noun
 
🔊/æmˈbæsədə(r)/
🔊/æmˈbæsədər/
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  1.  
    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 Examples
    • She served as a roving ambassador, with 51 trips to foreign countries by 2017.她曾担任巡回大使，到2017年已出国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.他曾任联合国驻联合国大使。
    • The King sent an ambassador to Paris.国王派了一名使臣去巴黎。
    Topics Jobsc1, Politicsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • former
    • British
    • French
    • …
    verb + ambassador
    • act as
    • serve as
    • appoint
    • …
    preposition
    • ambassador in
    • ambassador for
    • ambassador to
    • …
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  2. a person who represents or promotes a particular activity
    • The best ambassadors for the sport are the players.这种运动最好的大使就是运动员。🔊🔊
    see also brand ambassador, goodwill ambassador
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from French ambassadeur, from Italian ambasciator, based on Latin ambactus ‘servant’.