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Emissary 英 Emɪsəri] 美 Emɪseri N.密使;特使 Sought Role Minor

英语单词 emissary
英美音标 英 ['emɪsəri] 美 ['emɪseri]
中文释义 n.密使;特使
英语例句 (1) He had never sought the role of a minor presidential emissary.
(2) Mr. Miller was sent as an emissary for the peace talks.
中文例句 (1) 他从来也没有去追求过出任无足轻重的总统密使的角色。
(2) 米勒先生被作为特使派遣去参加和平谈判。
vocabulary简明 When presidents can’t attend state funerals, they send an emissary to pay their respects. An emissary performs a specific job on someone else’s behalf.
vocabulary扩展 Emissary is a word you hear often around governments, but anyone can be one or have one. Say, if you’re feeling too lazy to get off the couch you could appoint your little sister to be your emissary in fetching ice cream from the kitchen.
柯林斯解释
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]特使;密使 An emissary is a representative sent by one government or leader to another.
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • ...the President's special emissary to Hanoi.

    派往河内的总统特使

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