agency
n
1
(a) business or place of business providing a (usu specified) service 经销; 代办; 代理; 经销处; 代理处
an employment, a travel, an advertising, a secretarial, etc agency 职业介绍所, 旅行社, 广告社, 秘书介绍所
Our company has agencies all over the world. 本公司在全世界都设有代办处.
(b) (esp US) government office providing a specific service 政府的特种机构
Central Intelligence Agency 中央情报局.
2 (idm 习语) by/through the agency of sth/sb (fml 文) as a result of the action of sb/sth 由於或通过某人[某事物]的作用
rocks worn smooth through the agency of water 被水冲得光滑的岩石
He obtained his position by/through the agency of friends. 他通过朋友的帮助得到了一个职位.
🎯 考研助记
ag(=act动)+ency(地方):帮你行动的地方- 代理处 爱井水(谐音):井水的 代理
🏥 医学释义
经销高,代理处
🌿 同词根单词
fancyvt. 想像;设想;想要;猜想;
n. 设想;想像力;爱好;怪想;
adj. (构思者)奇特的;昂贵的;(价格等)高价的;[美国俚语]真棒;
vi. 想象,幻想;
Of course, Leon Bagrit could not possibly have foreseen the development of the Internet, the worldwide system that enables us to communicate instantly with anyone in any part of the world by using computers linked to telephone networks.