consul /'konsl; 'kansl/ n 1 State's agent living in a foreign town to help and protect his countrymen there. (派駐外國協(xié)助和保護(hù)僑民的) 領(lǐng)事。 2 (in ancient Rome) either of the two Heads of the State before Rome became an Empire. (古羅馬變成帝國之前的) 兩執(zhí)政官之一。 3 any one of the three chief magistrates of the French Republic, 1799-1804. 1799 至 1804 年法蘭西共和國三個(gè)主要執(zhí)政官之一。 ~ ship /-Jip; -Jip/ n position of a ~; period of time during which a ~ holds his position. 領(lǐng)事或執(zhí)政官的職位或任期。