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a person whose job is to act for, or manage the affairs of, other people in business, politics, etc. （企业、政治等的）代理人，经纪人 Our agent in New York deals with all US sales. 我们在纽约的代理商经办在整个美国的销售。 If you're going to rent out your house while you're abroad, you'll need someone to act as your agent here. 如果你要在国外出租你的房子，你需要有人在这里做你的代理。 an insurance agent 保险经纪人 Typical agent's fees are around 6 percent of the sale price. 典型的代理费用大约是销售价格的6%。
Wordfinderaccountant, agent, auditor, CEO, chairman, consultant, entrepreneur, executive, managersee also estate agent, extension agent, land agent, real estate agent, station agent, travel agentExtra ExamplesTopics Jobsb1, Businessb1I have an agent who deals with all my contracts. 我有一个处理我所有合同的经纪人。 The company has developed sales through local agents in key markets. 该公司通过当地的代理商增加了在主要市场的销售。 an agent for a shipping company 一家航运公司的代理商
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- booking
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- employ
- have
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a person whose job is to arrange work for an actor, musician, sports player, etc. or to find somebody who will publish a writer’s work （演员、音乐家、运动员、作家等的）代理人，经纪人 a theatrical/literary agent 戏剧演出经纪人；文稿（出版）代理人
Extra ExamplesTopics Film and theatreb1If you want to get published, get yourself an agent! 想出版，你就得找个代理人！ She got the work through an agent. 她通过经纪人找到了这份工作。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- booking
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- employ
- have
- use
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a person who works secretly to obtain information for a government or other organization （企业、政治等的）代理人，经纪人 He was arrested by federal agents. 他被联邦特工逮捕了。 an enemy/undercover agent 敌人/秘密特工 CIA/FBI agents 中央情报局/联邦调查局特工
Extra ExamplesShe was operating as an undercover agent in London. 她是密探，正在伦敦暗访。 He was convicted of acting as an agent for the Soviet Union. 他因给苏联当间谍而被定罪。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- intelligence
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a person or thing that has an important effect on a situation 原动力，动因（指对事态起重要作用的人、事物） Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- chief
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- agent for
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a chemical or a substance that produces an effect or a change or is used for a particular purpose （化学）剂 chemical/biological agents 化学/生物制剂 cleaning/oxidizing agents 清洁剂；氧化剂
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grammar 语法 the person or thing that does an action (expressed as the subject of an active verb, or in a ‘by’ phrase with a passive verb) 施事者；施动者；行为主体 see also free agent
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘someone or something that produces an effect’): from Latin agent- ‘doing’, from agere.