agent
noun [ C ] uk/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/ us/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/
(REPRESENTATIVE)
B2 代理人；代理商
a person who acts for or represents another
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（演员、艺术家、作家等的）经纪人，代理人
a person who represents an actor, artist, or writer
- More examples
- Los Angeles is full of beautiful girls working as waitresses, hoping to be discovered by a movie agent.
- She has worked as an estate agent among other things.
- The agent has put a price of £120,000 on our house.
- The undercover agents went to the rendezvous knowing that it might be a trap.
- Unhappy tourists have pointed the finger at unhelpful travel agents.
(SPY)
B2 特工人员;间谍
someone who works secretly for the government or other organization
a secret/foreign agent 特工人员／外国间谍
Synonyms: operative spy
See also: secret agent
(CAUSE)
原动力，动因；作用剂
a person or thing that produces a particular effect or change
a powerful cleaning agent 高效清洁剂
a raising agent for cakes 蛋糕发酵剂
a clotting agent 凝结剂
literary He was the agent of their destruction. 是他导致了他们的毁灭。