3N-COUNT (艺术领域的)代理人,经纪人 An agent in the arts world is a person who gets work for an actor or musician, or who sells the work of a writer to publishers. (艺术领域的)代理人,经纪人
4N-COUNT 间谍;特务 An agent is a person who works for a country's secret service. 间谍;特务
All these years he's been an agent for the East. [+ for]
5N-COUNT [NOUNof n]动力;媒介;因素;工具 If you refer to someone or something as the agent of a particular effect, you mean that they cause this effect. 动力;媒介;因素;工具
In many societies young men regard themselves as highly active, the agents of change, shapers of the world.
6N-COUNT (化学)剂;作用剂 A chemical that has a particular effect or is used for a particular purpose can be referred to as a particular kind of agent. (化学)剂;作用剂
1works in an agency代理ADJECTIVE | VERB + AGENT | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤booking, ticket, travel預訂代理人;票務代理人;旅行代辦人▸➤election, parliamentary (BrE) 選舉代理人;受託在議會為黨派效力的議員▸➤advertising, press, publicity廣告代理人;新聞廣告員;廣告員▸➤land, leasing, letting, managing, rental (NAmE) 地產管理人;房屋租賃代理;房屋中介;經理人;租賃代理➤estate, real estate (NAmE) 房地產經紀人◇They were advised by the real estate agent that their house would not be saleable.房地產經紀人說他們的房子不能出售。➤border-patrol, law enforcement邊境巡邏人員;執法人員▸➤insurance保險代理人▸➤literary, sports, talent文稿出版代理人;體育經紀人;星探▸➤local地方代理◇The company has developed sales through local agents in key markets.該公司通過當地的代理商增加了在主要市場的銷售。VERB + AGENT➤employ, have, use雇用代理人;有經紀人;用經紀人◇I have an agent who deals with all my contracts.我有一個處理我所有合同的經紀人。➤appoint, get (sb), hire (especially NAmE) 指定經紀人;(給某人)找代理;聘用經紀人◇If you want to get published, get yourself an agent!想出版,你就得找個代理人!➤act as任代理▸➤fire, sack (BrE) 解雇代理PREPOSITION➤through an agent通過代理人◇She got the work through an agent.她通過經紀人找到了這份工作。➤agent for⋯的代理◇an agent for a shipping company一家航運公司的代理商➡ note at jobagent
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2spy間諜ADJECTIVE➤intelligence情報人員▸➤enemy, foreign敵探;外國特工▸➤federal, government聯邦特工;政府密探▸➤covert, secret, special, undercover密探;特務▸➤double雙重間諜◇As a double agent, he worked for the Americans and the Russians.他是雙面間諜,同時為美俄兩國服務。agent
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3person/thing that has an effect起作用的人或物ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤chief, main, primary, prime, principal首要的/主要的/重要的/關鍵的/最主要的原因▸➤effective有效的力量▸➤human人類的力量▸➤moral, rational道德的/理性的力量▸➤free按自由意志行事的人◇I told him I couldn't stop him and that he was a free agent.我告訴他我無法阻止他,他有行動自由。PREPOSITION➤agent for⋯的力量◇The charity is an agent for social change.這個慈善組織是推動社會變革的力量。PHRASES➤an agent for change, an agent of change變革的動因
agent ♦︎ spy ♦︎ mole ♦︎ double agentThese are all words for a person who tries to get secret information about another country, organization or person.这些词均表示刺探情报的人。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an agent / a spy / a double agent for sb◆a / an enemy / foreign / government agent / spy◆to work / act / recruit sb as an agent / a spy / a double agent■agent ˈeɪdʒənt [countable] a person who is used by a government to find out secret information about other countries or governments(为政府工作的)特工,间谍◆He would have made a good secret agent-a James Bond type.他本可以成为一名出色的特工-詹姆斯•邦德那类的。◆She was operating as an undercover agent in London.她是密探,正在伦敦暗访。ⓘ When agent is used alone, without an adjective, the context must show that you are talking about sb who secretly gathers information. * agent单独使用、没有形容词修饰时,上下文语义必须能显示所提到的人是个密探◆He was convicted of acting as an agent for the Soviet Union.他因给苏联当间谍而被定罪。If it is not clear from the context, an adjective such as secret, undercover, intelligence, government,British or CIA is necessary.如果上下文语义不明确,则必须使用secret、undercover、intelligence、government、British或CIA等修饰语。■spy [countable] a person who tries to get secret information about another country, organization, or person, especially sb who is employed by a government or the police(尤指受雇于政府或警方的)特工,间谍,密探◆He became a government spy during the war.战争期间他为政府当间谍。◆Video spy cameras are being used in public places.公共场所启用了监控摄像系统。NOTE辨析 Spy or agent?Spy covers a wider range of uses than agent or secret agent, as it can be used to talk about sb who is employed to get information about a person or organization, not just a country or government. Spy is also often used before another noun to describe things that are used to spy on people. * spy比agent和secret agent使用范围广,不仅可以指受雇搜集国家或政府情报的间谍,也可以指受雇搜集个人或机构信息的密探。spy还常用在另一名词前指用于监控的设备◆a spy satellite / camera / system / plane监控卫星/摄像机/系统/飞机A spy story/novel/thriller is a book or a film about spies. * spy story/novel/thriller是关于间谍的小说或电影。■mole [countable] (especially journalism尤用于新闻) a person who works within an organization and secretly passes important information to another organization or country(机构里的)间谍,内奸◆A police mole working inside the company had supplied them with the details.警方安插在公司内部的卧底为他们提供了详情。■ˌdouble ˈagent [countable] a person who is a spy for a particular country, and also for another country which is an enemy of the first one双重间谍◆They couldn't prove it, but he was almost certainly a double agent.他们虽不能证明,但基本肯定他是个双重间谍。