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

• Once you have registered your particulars with an agency and it has banked your cheque, the process begins.
  一旦在某个代理行登记了详细信息并由它将支票存入银行，这一程序就开始了。
• The existence of more than one agency with power to intervene can lead to children falling through the net.
  多个部门都可干预的事实可能会导致一些孩子被遗漏。
• Tours leave from Palma and are bookable at some hotels or any travel agency.
  旅行从帕尔马开始，可以在一些旅馆或任何旅行社预订这些旅游线路。
• His function is vital to the accomplishment of the agency's mission.
  要完成该机构的使命，他的作用至关重要。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 agency has been rebuilding under new management.
  这个机构在新的管理机制下一直在进行重建。
• We had to hire maids through an agency.
  我们得通过中介雇用女佣。
• 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。