agency

英 [ˈeɪdʒənsi]

美 [ˈeɪdʒənsi]

n.  服务机构; (尤指)代理机构，经销机构; (政府的)专门机构

复数：agencies　

高考CET4考研IELTSTEM8化学

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1036 / COCA.694

习惯用语

n.

through the agency of
• 由于…的作用
  as a result of the action of sb/sth

牛津词典

noun

• 服务机构；（尤指）代理机构，经销机构
  a business or an organization that provides a particular service especially on behalf of other businesses or organizations
  1. an advertising/employment agency
     广告公司；职业介绍所
  2. You can book at your local travel agency .
     你可以在当地的旅行社订票。
  3. international aid agencies caring for refugees
     国际援助难民事务所
• （政府的）专门机构
  a government department that provides a particular service
  1. the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
     （美国）中央情报局

柯林斯词典

• See also:We had to hire maids through an agency....a successful advertising agency.advertising agencyemployment agencypress agencytravel agency
• N-COUNT （政府的）局，处，署，专业行政部门
  Anagencyis a government organization responsible for a certain area of administration.
  1. ...the government agency which monitors health and safety at work in Britain...
     英国负责劳工医疗和安全的部门
  2. Webster is retiring as head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
     韦伯斯特即将从中央情报局局长的位子上退职。

英英释义

noun

• how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
  1. a means of control
  2. an example is the best agency of instruction
  3. the true way to success
  Synonym:meansway
• a business that serves other businesses
• an administrative unit of government
  1. the Central Intelligence Agency
  2. the Census Bureau
  3. Office of Management and Budget
  4. Tennessee Valley Authority
  Synonym:federal agencygovernment agencybureauofficeauthority
• the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
  Synonym:representationdelegacy
• the state of being in action or exerting power
  1. the agency of providence
  2. she has free agency

双语例句

• Biggart Donald, the Glasgow-based marketing agency, has won two Edinburgh accounts.
  比加特·唐纳德，这家驻格拉斯哥的营销代理公司已赢得了两个爱丁堡的客户。
• The agency was heavily criticised for its tardy response to the hurricane.
  该机构因对飓风反应迟缓，受到严厉批评。
• If you travel frequently, find an agency that will change one foreign currency directly into another.
  如果经常旅行，找一家能直接兑换外币的旅行社。
• This agency has been far too easy on the timber industry over the years.
  多年以来，这个机构对木材业的管理太过宽松了。
• The agency has been vilified by some doctors for being unnecessarily slow to approve life-saving drugs
  该机构因对救生药物的审批速度太慢而备受一些医生的诟病。
• We had to hire maids through an agency.
  我们得通过中介雇用女佣。
• The agency plucked Naomi from obscurity and turned her into one of the world's top models.
  这个经纪公司挖掘了默默无闻的娜奥米，并把她打造成了世界顶尖模特。
• The government will have to create a special agency to underwrite small business loans
  政府需要设立专门机构来为小企业贷款作担保。
• A correspondent for Reuters news agency says he saw a number of demonstrators being beaten.
  路透社通讯员说，他看到一些示威者遭到殴打。
• As a general investigative agency, they're not in the same ballpark as the FBI.
  作为一个普通调查机构，他们还不足以同联邦调查局相提并论。