agency

美 [ˈeɪdʒənsi]英 [ˈeɪdʒənsi]
  • n.机构;(政府的)专门机构;(尤指)代理机构;服务机构;经销机构

复数: agencies

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noun

【不规则形式】pl. -ies
1

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

an advertising/employment agency

广告公司;职业介绍所

You can book at your local travel agency .

你可以在当地的旅行社订票。

international aid agencies caring for refugees

国际援助难民事务所

2

(政府的)专门机构
a government department that provides a particular service

the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

(美国)中央情报局

习语

as a result of the action of sb/sth

agency

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 经销;代理;经销店;代理公司
    An agency is a business which provides a service on behalf of other businesses.

    We had to hire maids through an agency.

    我们得通过中介雇用女佣。

  • 2
    N-COUNT (政府的)局,处,署,专业行政部门
    An agency is a government organization responsible for a certain area of administration.

    ...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

noun

1
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
Synonym: means way
2
a business that serves other businesses
3
an administrative unit of government
the Central Intelligence Agency
the Census Bureau
Office of Management and Budget
Tennessee Valley Authority
Synonym: federal agency government agency bureau office authority
4
the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
Synonym: representation delegacy
5
the state of being in action or exerting power
the agency of providence
she has free agency

数据来源:WordNet

  1. The agency has lost several of its most important accounts .

    这家代理机构失去了几家最重要的老客户。

  2. The agency is voluntary and not run for profit .

    这个机构是义务性的,不是为了赢利。

  3. The agency provided me with a steady stream of work .

    这介绍所让我不断有活干。

  4. You can book at your local travel agency .

    你可以在当地的旅行社订票。

  5. He met his wife through a computer dating agency .

    他是通过电脑红娘认识他妻子的。

  6. The agency placed about 2 000 secretaries last year .

    去年,这家中介所为大约2000名秘书找到了工作。

  7. Our agency is a one-stop shop for all your travel needs .

    我社是您旅游方面的综合服务站。

  8. Plans for the dam have been vetoed by the Environmental Protection Agency .

    修建大坝的计划已被环境保护局否决。

  9. Aid agencies are organizing food drops to civilians in the war zone .

    援助机构正组织力量向战区平民运送食品。

  10. Some $ 10 million in aid was funnelled into the country through government agencies .

    约1000万元援助款已通过政府各部门发放到农村。

  11. The agency will pay you a monthly retainer .

    这个机构将会每月付给你聘用金。

  12. Val works for an advertising agency .

    瓦尔为一家广告公司工作。

  13. I 've been temping for an employment agency .

    我一直在一家职业介绍所做临时工。

  14. I was headhunted by a marketing agency .

    我被一家销售代理公司物色上了。

  15. 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。

  16. The agency should reduce turnaround time by 11 per cent .

    该代理机构应削减11%的周转时间。

  17. He sees sense in merging the two agencies while both are new

    他觉得将这两家建立不久的机构合而为一是明智的。

  18. Legal Aid can often provide referral to other types of agencies

    法律援助机构通常可以帮助引荐到其他类型的机构去。

  19. The organization emerged from a federation of six national agencies .

    该组织由6个全国性机构联合而成。

  20. The agency says international relief agencies also have pitched in

    该机构说国际救援机构也提供了支援。

  21. The Saudi Press Agency reported that 29 people were injured .

    据沙特阿拉伯通讯社报道,有29人受伤。

  22. 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。

  23. 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。

  24. Western intelligence agencies are accused of trying to undermine the government .

    西方情报机构被指责企图动摇该政府的统治。

  25. All youth groups will have to affiliate to the National Youth Agency

    所有青年团体必须并入全国青年事务处。

  26. 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。

  27. The Agency 's budget simply did not allow for such a massive increase .

    该机构的预算根本没有将如此大额的超支计算在内。

  28. 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。

  29. Relief agencies say the immediate problem is not a lack of food , but transportation .

    救援机构称最紧迫的问题不是食物匮乏,而是运输不畅。

  30. The announcement came in a bald statement from the official news agency

    官方通讯社发表了直截了当的声明。

  • 习语

n.

through the agency of

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