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单词 agency
释义
agency
noun
uk
/ˈeɪ.dʒən.si/us
/ˈeɪ.dʒən.si/

agencynoun(ORGANIZATION)

B1[C]
abusinessthatrepresentsonegroupofpeoplewhendealingwith anothergroup:
代理机构
anadvertising/employment/estate/travelagency广告（代理）公司／职业介绍所／房地产中介／旅行社
C1[C]
agovernmentorganization:
政府专门机构；政府内的局，部，处
anoverseasaidagency海外援助机构
theCentralIntelligence Agency中央情报局
More examples
  • Theadvertisingagencysecuredthecontracton the back oftheirprevioussuccessfulcampaigns.
  • Theholidaywascancelledso thetravelagency had torefundeverybody thepriceof thetickets.
  • Thedutyof the agency is toactin thebestinterestsof thechild.
  • For severalyearssheoperatedadatingagency from herbasementflat.
  • The agency was notaccreditedby the Philippine Consulate tooffercontractsto Filipinosabroad.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Enterprises
  • acquiree
  • acquirer
  • acquiror
  • agribusiness
  • answering service
  • anti-conglomerate
  • citadel
  • firm
  • franchise
  • franchisee
  • franchiser
  • GmbH
  • multinational
  • packer
  • parent company
  • partner up
  • partnership
  • plc
  • private company
  • secretariat
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UK politics: government departments & organizations

agencynoun(ACTIONS)

[U]
theabilityto takeactionor tochoosewhatactionto take:
Theprotestgave us asenseofagency, asenseofourownpowerto make adifference.
When thelegalsystemacquittedthese women on thegroundsofinsanityitdeniedtheiragency.
through the agency ofsomeoneformal
because of theactionsof someone:
由于（某人）的作用；在（某人）的推动下
She wasfreedfromprisonthrough the agency of herdoctor.在她的医生的推动下，她被释放出狱。
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More examples
  • Thiskindofneurologicaldisordershould make usquestionourconceptsof agency andfreewill.
  • Thetoddlerperiodis akeytransitionperiodfor thedevelopmentofindependentfunctioningand a child'ssenseof agency.
  • Thecharacteris a woman who haslosthervoiceand, with it, her agency.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Freedom to act
  • (as) free as a birdidiom
  • at willidiom
  • autonomous
  • autonomy
  • be a law untoyourselfidiom
  • blank cheque
  • free hand
  • free pass
  • free reinidiom
  • free spirit
  • free time
  • latitude
  • no holds barredidiom
  • non-didactic
  • non-directed
  • non-restricted
  • paddle
  • paddleyourown canoeidiom
  • rein
  • voluntary
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(Definition ofagencyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
agency
noun
uk
/ˈeɪ.dʒən.si/us
/ˈeɪ.dʒən.si/

agencynoun(ORGANIZATION)

B1[C]
abusinessthatrepresentsonegroupofpeoplewhendealingwith anothergroup
代理机构
anadvertising/employment/estate/travelagency广告（代理）公司／职业介绍所／房地产中介／旅行社
C1[C]
agovernmentorganization
政府专门机构；政府内的局，部，处
anoverseasaidagency海外援助机构
theCentralIntelligence Agency中央情报局
More examples
  • Theadvertisingagencysecuredthecontracton the back oftheirprevioussuccessfulcampaigns.
  • Theholidaywascancelledso thetravelagency had torefundeverybody thepriceof thetickets.
  • Thedutyof the agency is toactin thebestinterestsof thechild.
  • For severalyearssheoperatedadatingagency from herbasementflat.
  • The agency was notaccreditedby the Philippine Consulate tooffercontractsto Filipinosabroad.

agencynoun(ACTIONS)

through the agency ofsbformal
because of theactionsof someone
由于（某人）的作用；在（某人）的推动下
She wasfreedfromprisonthrough the agency of herdoctor.在她的医生的推动下，她被释放出狱。

agency| American Dictionary

agency
noun[C]
us
/ˈeɪ·dʒən·si/

agencynoun[C](REPRESENTATIVE)

abusinessactingfor orrepresentingaperson, anorganization, or anotherbusiness:
anadvertising/employmentagency
arealestateagency
An agency is also agovernmentorganization:
federalagencies
the Environmental Protection Agency
(Definition ofagencyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

agency| Business English

agency
noun[C]
uk
/ˈeɪdʒənsi/us
pluralagencies
COMMERCE
abusinessthatprovidesaserviceto otherpeopleororganizations:
Backgroundchecksmay be donein-houseor by anoutsideagency.
She nowrunsan agencywhich lastyearcateredfor more than 17,000travellers.
GOVERNMENT
agovernmentdepartmentthat isresponsiblefor aparticularactivity:
ScottishNatural Heritage, theconservationagency, hasfinallymanagedto getapprovalfor theproject.
security/intelligence/immigration, etc. agencyIn alengthyresponseto thereport, theimmigrationagencystatedthat it willfollowtherecommendations.
agovernment/federal/stateagency
See also
ad agency
advertising agency
aid agency
collection agency
commercial agency
employment agency
estate agency
credit rating agency
real estate agency
recruitment agency
staff agency
travel agency
(Definition ofagencyfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofagency

agency
States can provide their partners with funds, equipment and technology, and organizational blueprints to alter the format of such agencies.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Bureaucratic agencies often seek to broaden their institutional autonomy, and skillfully develop mechanisms to accomplish this.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Figure 1 (over) shows the resources held by ministers, departments and agencies.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The differential financial, legal, managerial and structural autonomies granted to agencies clearly led to differing relationships between agencies and the parent department and its minister.
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Distributed public governance: agencies, authorities and other government bodies.
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Moreover, most aid agencies are unable to think beyond the limits of liberal selfmanagement.
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Basically, it is no longer sufficient for humanitarian agencies to save lives.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Does knowledge-based aid make for more efficient and effective agencies ?
From theCambridge English Corpus
Established full-time workers employed by these companies and by state agencies are also included in this category.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The financial well-being of the water sector in many countries has been undermined by the non-payment of water bills by government agencies.
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However, the company's financial position was overshadowed by low prices and non-payment by government agencies.
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There are several challenges for agencies involved in conducting good international investigations of foodborne illness.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Many psychological and social factors need to be taken into account before assuming policies that characterize secure information sharing in and among agencies.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The combined prejudices of advertisers and advertising agencies has resulted in a continued negative attitude towards the older population.
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Other helpers would appreciate additional services from other agencies - but older people are not always willing to accept these.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithagency

agency

These are words often used in combination withagency.

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administrative agency
The legislature may adopt a vague standard that is to be applied in the first instance by an administrative agency.
From theCambridge English Corpus
appropriate agency
This process incorporates in every case, advice from legal advisers of the appropriate agency.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
banking agency
There was onebankingagencyin the town in 2007, while there were 311 automobiles.
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Wikipedia
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