agency
agency
a∙gen∙cy / ˈedʒənsɪ ; ˈeɪdʒənsi /
◙noun agencies [C]
1. a business that provides a particular service for people or organizations
• 代办处，代理处，经销处，中介处:
»an advertising / employment / travel etc agency
»a local housing agency
一家当地房屋中介
--› see DATING AGENCY , NEWS AGENCY
2. an organization or department, especially within a government, that does a specific job
• 机构;〔尤指政府内的〕局，部，处:
»a UN agency responsible for helping refugees
负责为难民提供帮助的一个联合国机构
»the Environmental Protection Agency
环保局
3. by / through the agency of sb, [formal] being done as the result of someone's help
• 在某人的帮助下
