a·gen·cy

noun

/ˈeɪdʒənsi/

(plural agencies)

Idioms

a business or an organization that provides a particular service especially when representing other businesses or organizations服务机构；（尤指）代理机构，经销机构
- She works for an advertising agency.她在一家广告公司工作。
- through an agency He managed to find a job through an agency.他设法通过一家机构找到了工作。
see also aid agency, credit agency, dating agency, employment agency, news agency, travel agency
Extra Examples
- I've signed up with a temping agency.我已签约了一家临时工代理机构。
- Details of the problem will be logged by the Help Desk staff who will then contact the appropriate agency.问题的细节将由咨询台人员登记，然后他们再与相关部门取得联系。
Topics Businessb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- official
- federal
- government
- …
preposition
- through an/the agency
a government department that provides a particular service（政府的）专门机构
- law enforcement agencies执法机关
- Some laboratories are operated by government agencies.有些实验室由政府机构运营。
Topics Politicsb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- official
- federal
- government
- …
preposition
- through an/the agency

Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin agentia, from agent- ‘doing’, from agere.

Idioms

through the agency of

(formal) as a result of the action of somebody/something由于…的作用
- He obtained his position through the agency of an old friend.他通过一位老朋友的介绍获得了这个职位。

单词	agency
释义	a·gen·cy noun /ˈeɪdʒənsi/ /ˈeɪdʒənsi/ (plural agencies) Idioms a business or an organization that provides a particular service especially when representing other businesses or organizations服务机构；（尤指）代理机构，经销机构 She works for an advertising agency.她在一家广告公司工作。 through an agency He managed to find a job through an agency.他设法通过一家机构找到了工作。 see also aid agency, credit agency, dating agency, employment agency, news agency, travel agency Extra Examples I've signed up with a temping agency.我已签约了一家临时工代理机构。 Details of the problem will be logged by the Help Desk staff who will then contact the appropriate agency.问题的细节将由咨询台人员登记，然后他们再与相关部门取得联系。 Topics Businessb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective official federal government … preposition through an/the agency a government department that provides a particular service（政府的）专门机构 law enforcement agencies执法机关 Some laboratories are operated by government agencies.有些实验室由政府机构运营。 Topics Politicsb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective official federal government … preposition through an/the agency Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin agentia, from agent- ‘doing’, from agere. Idioms through the agency of (formal) as a result of the action of somebody/something由于…的作用 He obtained his position through the agency of an old friend.他通过一位老朋友的介绍获得了这个职位。
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