agent
noun
ˈeɪdʒənt
noun
1
a
person
or
company
that
represents
another
person
or
company,
especially
in
business
代理人，代理商; 经纪人
Our
agent
in
Rio
deals
with
all
our
Brazilian
business.
我们在里约热内卢的业务代表处理我们在巴西的全部业务。
[+
for
]
We’re
acting
as
agents
for
Mr
Watson.
我们是沃森先生的代理人。
2
someone
who
finds
work
for
actors,
musicians
etc,
or
who
finds
someone
to
publish
a
writer’s
work
〔演员、音乐家或作家等的〕经理人，经纪人
My
agent
has
a
new
script
for
me
to
look
at.
我的经纪人有一个新剧本要我看。
a
literary
agent
出版代理人
3
someone
who
works
for
a
government
or
police
department,
especially
in
order
to
get
secret
information
about
another
country
or
organization
特工人员，情报员，间谍
an
intelligence
agent
情报特工
an
FBI
agent
联邦调查局探员
an
undercover
(=secret)
agent
密探
4
a
chemical
or
substance
that
is
used
for
a
particular
purpose
or
that
has
a
particular
effect
[术语] 剂
technical
Soap
is
a
cleansing
agent.
肥皂是一种清洁剂。
5
someone
or
something
that
affects
or
changes
a
situation
原动力，动因
agent
for/of
change
Technological
advances
are
the
chief
agents
of
change.
技术进步是变革的主要推动力。