1works in an agency代理ADJECTIVE | VERB + AGENT | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤booking, ticket, travel預訂代理人;票務代理人;旅行代辦人▸➤election, parliamentary (BrE) 選舉代理人;受託在議會為黨派效力的議員▸➤advertising, press, publicity廣告代理人;新聞廣告員;廣告員▸➤land, leasing, letting, managing, rental (NAmE) 地產管理人;房屋租賃代理;房屋中介;經理人;租賃代理➤estate, real estate (NAmE) 房地產經紀人◇They were advised by the real estate agent that their house would not be saleable.房地產經紀人說他們的房子不能出售。➤border-patrol, law enforcement邊境巡邏人員;執法人員▸➤insurance保險代理人▸➤literary, sports, talent文稿出版代理人;體育經紀人;星探▸➤local地方代理◇The company has developed sales through local agents in key markets.該公司通過當地的代理商增加了在主要市場的銷售。VERB + AGENT➤employ, have, use雇用代理人;有經紀人;用經紀人◇I have an agent who deals with all my contracts.我有一個處理我所有合同的經紀人。➤appoint, get (sb), hire (especially NAmE) 指定經紀人;(給某人)找代理;聘用經紀人◇If you want to get published, get yourself an agent!想出版,你就得找個代理人!➤act as任代理▸➤fire, sack (BrE) 解雇代理PREPOSITION➤through an agent通過代理人◇She got the work through an agent.她通過經紀人找到了這份工作。➤agent for⋯的代理◇an agent for a shipping company一家航運公司的代理商➡ note at jobagent
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2spy間諜ADJECTIVE➤intelligence情報人員▸➤enemy, foreign敵探;外國特工▸➤federal, government聯邦特工;政府密探▸➤covert, secret, special, undercover密探;特務▸➤double雙重間諜◇As a double agent, he worked for the Americans and the Russians.他是雙面間諜,同時為美俄兩國服務。agent
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3person/thing that has an effect起作用的人或物ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤chief, main, primary, prime, principal首要的/主要的/重要的/關鍵的/最主要的原因▸➤effective有效的力量▸➤human人類的力量▸➤moral, rational道德的/理性的力量▸➤free按自由意志行事的人◇I told him I couldn't stop him and that he was a free agent.我告訴他我無法阻止他,他有行動自由。PREPOSITION➤agent for⋯的力量◇The charity is an agent for social change.這個慈善組織是推動社會變革的力量。PHRASES➤an agent for change, an agent of change變革的動因