1. | (企业、政治等的)代理人,经纪人a person whose job is to act for, or manage the affairs of, other people in business, politics, etc. |
an insurance agent 保险经纪人 | |
Our agent in New York deals with all US sales. 我们在纽约的代理商经办在整个美国的销售。 |
2. | (演员、音乐家、运动员、作家等的)代理人,经纪人a person whose job is to arrange work for an actor, musician, sports player, etc. or to find sb who will publish a writer's work |
a theatrical/literary agent 戏剧演出经纪人;文稿(出版)代理人 |
3. | 原动力,动因(指对事态起重要作用的人、事物)a person or thing that has an important effect on a situation |
The charity has been an agent for social change. 这个慈善机构一直推动社会变革。 |
4. | (化学)剂a chemical or a substance that produces an effect or a change or is used for a particular purpose |
cleaning/oxidizing agents 清洁剂;氧化剂 |
5. | 施事者;施动者;行为主体the person or thing that does an action (expressed as the subject of an active verb, or in a ‘by’ phrase with a passive verb) |