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consul n.领事；（古罗马）执行官员；（1799年至1804年间法国的）三名主要执政官之一 (1) 他正向领事申请签证。(2) 领事蹙紧眉头，点点头，转身离去。 In ancient Rome, there were two consuls elected every year to be in charge of the whole city. Like many words, this one developed new meanings and spellings. One of those is council, like your city council, who make up part of city government. The other is consul in the modern sense: the person from one country who is appointed to represent his country to a foreign government.

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英 ['kɒnsl] 美 ['kɑːnsl] (1) He is applying to the Consul for a visa.(2) The Consul frowned, nodded, and turned away. A consul is a diplomat appointed to live in a foreign country, to protect both her country's interests and citizens living abroad. If you're an American living in Poland, take your troubles to the American consul. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]领事 A consul is an official who is sent by his or her government to live in a foreign city in order to look after all the people there that belong to his or her own country.   [oft supp N； N-TITLE]The British Consul in Zurich has confirmed that a British man was among the people killed.英国驻苏黎世领事证实被害人中有一名英国籍男子。

英语单词	consul
英美音标	英 ['kɒnsl] 美 ['kɑːnsl]
中文释义	n.领事；（古罗马）执行官员；（1799年至1804年间法国的）三名主要执政官之一
英语例句	(1) He is applying to the Consul for a visa. (2) The Consul frowned, nodded, and turned away.
中文例句	(1) 他正向领事申请签证。 (2) 领事蹙紧眉头，点点头，转身离去。
vocabulary简明	A consul is a diplomat appointed to live in a foreign country, to protect both her country's interests and citizens living abroad. If you're an American living in Poland, take your troubles to the American consul.
vocabulary扩展	In ancient Rome, there were two consuls elected every year to be in charge of the whole city. Like many words, this one developed new meanings and spellings. One of those is council, like your city council, who make up part of city government. The other is consul in the modern sense: the person from one country who is appointed to represent his country to a foreign government.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]领事 A consul is an official who is sent by his or her government to live in a foreign city in order to look after all the people there that belong to his or her own country. [oft supp N； N-TITLE] The British Consul in Zurich has confirmed that a British man was among the people killed. 英国驻苏黎世领事证实被害人中有一名英国籍男子。

Consul Foreign City Appointed Live Living American Government