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| /ˈeɪdʒ(ə)nsi/ |
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| 1 | a business that provides a service for people or companies, especially by giving them information or making arrangements 代理机构 |
| an employment agency 职业介绍所 |
| an advertising agency 广告代理公司 |
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| 2 | a government department , or an organization connected with a government , that deals with a particular subject （政府部门的）事务处，专业行政部门 |
| the official Chinese news agency 中国官方的新闻社 |
| the Central Intelligence Agency 中央情报局 |
| law enforcement agencies 执法部门 |
| | 2a | an organization that deals with social problems （处理社会问题的）机构 | | Some voluntary agencies help runaway children. 一些志愿机构帮助离家出走的儿童。 | |
| PHRASE |
| - | by/through the agency of sb/sth formal
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| used for saying that a person or thing makes something happen |
| 由于某人/某事物的作用 |
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