agency

英['eɪdʒənsi] 美['eɪdʒənsi]
  • n. 代理；代理处；政府机构
agencies
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详细释义

    n. (名词)
    1. 局，机构，机关，处，署，社，专业行政机构
    2. 作用
    3. 代理，代理机构，经销处，代办处，代销处
    4. 动力，力量
    5. 媒介
    6. 动作，行为
    7. 经办，代办
    n. (名词)
    1. [C]经销处,代理行 a business that makes its money especially by bringing people into touch with others or the products of others
    2. [C]部,处 a department of a government or international body
    3. [S]动力,力量,作用 the power or force which causes a result

英英释义

Noun:
  1. an administrative unit of government;

    "the Central Intelligence Agency"
    "the Census Bureau"
    "Office of Management and Budget"
    "Tennessee Valley Authority"

  2. a business that serves other businesses

  3. the state of being in action or exerting power;

    "the agency of providence"
    "she has free agency"

  4. the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent

  5. how a result is obtained or an end is achieved;

    "a means of control"
    "an example is the best agency of instruction"
    "the true way to success"

双语例句

1. 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。

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2. The advertising agency rang up 1.4 billion dollars in yearly sales.
这家广告代理商每年销售额达14亿美元。

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3. The agency should reduce turnaround time by 11 per cent.
该代理机构应削减11%的周转时间。

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4. 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。

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5. They traced the van to a New Jersey car rental agency.
他们查出面包车属于新泽西州的一家租车行。

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. I hope we can see eye to eye about the other terms of the agency then.
      我希望到那时候我们能在代理协议的其他条款上能取得一致意见。
    2. I got this job through an employment agency.
      我通过职业介绍所找到了这份工作。
    3. They resigned their child to an adoption agency.
      他们把自己的孩子交给了一家收养机构。
    4. The agent is the person who works for a government agency in secret.
      特工人员是为政府部门秘密工作的人。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. An agency has been opened at the following address.
      一个代办处已在下述地点开始营业。
    2. The company has agencies almost in all parts of the world.
      那家公司几乎在世界各地都设有代办处。
    3. There are many specialized agencies in the United Nations.
      联合国有许多专门机构。
    4. Agency France Presse enjoys great popularity both at home and abroad.
      法新社在国内外都很有名气。
    5. Electronic computers have gradually become the potent and indispensable agency in our modern civilization.
      电子计算机已逐渐成为我们现代文明所不可缺少的强大力量。
    ～+ prep. -phrase
    1. Those goods are sold in Europe through the agency of that company.
      那些货物在欧洲都由那家公司的经销处经营。
    2. Rocks are worn smooth through the agency of water.
      岩石由于水的作用而被磨光。
    3. Jack got a good position in a business firm through the agency of friends.
      由于朋友们的努力,杰克在一家商业公司谋得了一个很好的职务。

用法讲解

n. (名词)
  1. agency的基本意思是“经销处,代理行”,也可指政府或国际机构中的“部,处”。
  2. agency也可作“动力,力量,作用”解,常用作单数名词。agency后可接of短语作其定语。
n. (名词)
agency, action, function
  • 这组词均可表示“作用”,其区别是：
  • 1.action和agency指一物〔事〕对另一物〔事〕的作用; 而function指物体自身的作用。
  • 2.action常从结果的角度着眼,而agency常从原因的角度着眼。
  • 3.action和function是可数名词; 而agency是不可数名词,常用于短语by〔through〕 the agency of。
  • 4.action是一般用词; agency和function是正式用词。

    • 词源解说

    • ☆ 17世纪50年代进入英语，直接源自中世纪拉丁语的agentia；最初源自拉丁语的agentem，意为为别人经营生意的地方。
    用作名词 (n.)
    动词+～ 形容词+～ 名词+～ 介词+～ ～+介词

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