agent

noun

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.
   1. an insurance agent
      保险经纪人
   2. 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
   1. an enemy agent
      敌方特务
3. （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
   1. an enemy agent
      敌方特务
4. 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
   1. The charity has been an agent for social change.
      这个慈善机构一直推动社会变革。
5. （化学）剂
   a chemical or a substance that produces an effect or a change or is used for a particular purpose
   1. cleaning/oxidizing agents
      去污剂；氧化剂
6. 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)

1. See also: You are buying direct, rather than through an agent. ...a written declaration by someone, authorizing another person to act as his agent. estate agent press agent travel agent
2. （艺术领域的）代理人，经纪人
   An agent in the arts world is a person who gets work for an actor or musician, or who sells the work of a writer to publishers.
3. N-COUNT 间谍；特务
   An agent is a person who works for a country's secret service.
   1. All these years he's been an agent for the East.
      这些年来他一直是为东方国家效力的一位间谍。
4. N-COUNT 动力;媒介;因素;工具
   If you refer to someone or something as the agent of a particular effect, you mean that they cause this effect.
   1. In many societies young men regard themselves as highly active, the agents of change, shapers of the world.
      在许多社会中，年轻人将自己看成是高度活跃的分子，是变革的推动者和世界的塑造者。
5. N-COUNT （化学）剂;作用剂
   A chemical that has a particular effect or is used for a particular purpose can be referred to as a particular kind of agent.
   1. ...the bleaching agent in white flour.
      白面粉中的漂白剂
   2. ...fibrinogen, a blood clotting agent.
      血纤维蛋白原，一种凝血剂

1. An agent bought the rights to his life
   一个经纪人购买了他的传记的出版权。
2. You are buying direct, rather than through an agent.
   你这是直接购买，而不是通过代理人。
3. In many societies young men regard themselves as highly active, the agents of change, shapers of the world.
   在许多社会中，年轻人将自己看成是高度活跃的分子，是变革的推动者和世界的塑造者。
4. The chemical agent, whether it be mustard gas or nerve gas, can be absorbed by the skin.
   这类化学制剂，不管是芥子气还是神经瓦斯，都会被皮肤吸收。
5. Cheap flights are available from budget travel agent from £ 240.
   收费低廉的旅行社可以提供240英镑起的低价机票。
6. Dioxin was the ingredient in Agent Orange, used to defoliate Vietnam.
   越南战场上用于毁灭林区的“橙剂”，其成分是二氧杂芑。
7. Beeswax acts as an emulsifying agent.
   蜂蜡起到乳化剂的作用。
8. Grill your travel agent about the facilities for families with children
   请仔细询问旅行代办人会为带孩子的家庭提供何种设施。
9. My agent told me, 'This'll make your name a household word.'
   我的经纪人告诉我：“这将使你一举成名。”
10. The press agent tied himself in knots trying to apologise.
    那个广告宣传人员急于道歉。
11. The life of an FBI agent wasn't always as glamorous as people thought.
    美国联邦调查局特工的生活并非总像人们想象的那么刺激。
12. The child actor's press agent says: 'He does not talk to the press on such matters.'
    这位童星的新闻发言人说：“他不会就这些事情向媒体发表观点。”
13. A travel agent quoted her £ 160 for a flight from Bristol to Palma
    一位旅行社职员给她开出的从布里斯托尔至帕尔马的机票报价是160英镑。
14. We took it as read that he must have been a KGB agent
    我们完全相信他曾经是一名克格勃特工。
15. Why should he have risked all that to become an agent of a foreign power?
    为什么就该他冒失去这一切的风险做外国势力的代理人呢？
16. 'I'm sorry,' he told the real estate agent, 'but we really must go now.'
    “对不起，”他对房地产代理人说，“但现在我们真的必须走了。”
17. The agent spied for East Germany for more than twenty years
    该特工人员为东德做了20多年的间谍。
18. We talked to her agent. He's your agent, too, right?
    我们和她的经纪人谈过了。他也是你的经纪人，对吧？
19. As an agent, you may have an inside track when good deals become available.
    作为代理人，一旦有划算的买卖你恐怕能近水楼台先得月。
20. He worked in a travel agent's.
    他在一家旅行社工作。
21. Remember, the estate agent is working for the vendor.
    记住，房地产代理商是为房地产卖方服务的。
22. The purchasing agent rushes around every day to secure materials.
    采购员天天为备料东奔西走。
23. He was examined on ( the) suspicion of being an enemy agent.
    他因敌特嫌疑而受审查。
24. I am not a hired agent for the former president.
    我可不是那位前总统的说客。
25. The agent was in the employ of a foreign country.
    这个特工人员是外国雇佣的。
26. "you're very kind," said carrie, touched by the agent's extreme affability.
    “承蒙你一片好意。”嘉莉说，被这个代理人的极端热忱感动了。
27. Soap is a cleansing agent.
    肥皂是一种清洁剂。
28. Etiasa is an effective agent for treatment of ibd.
    艾迪莎是一个治疗ibd的安全有效的药物。
29. Function as excellent antidandruff and antipruritic agent in shampoo system.
    在洗发香波中有优越的去屑止痒作用。

noun

1. the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause

   Synonym:    agentive role

2. an active and efficient cause
   1. their research uncovered new disease agents

3. a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission

   Synonym:    factorbroker

4. a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations

5. any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau

   Synonym:    federal agent

6. a substance that exerts some force or effect