agency
noun
ˈeɪdʒənsi
noun
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
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
being
done
as
the
result
of
someone’s
help
[正式] 在某人的帮助下
formal