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agencies
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an administrative unit or organization within a government or larger institution
- The Environmental Protection Agency enforces regulations on pollution.
- She works for a federal agency that oversees transportation.
- The agency issued new guidelines for public health.
- Local agencies coordinate disaster relief efforts.
- The intelligence agency monitors international communications.
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机构, 办事处
a business or organization that provides services to other parties, especially by representing them in transactions
- A real estate agency helps facilitate transactions between property buyers and sellers.
- An employment agency connects job seekers with potential employers.
- A travel agency arranges and books travel plans on behalf of clients.
- An advertising agency creates and manages marketing campaigns for various businesses.
- An insurance agency sells and services insurance policies to clients, acting as a liaison between the insurer and the insured.
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机构, 行动力
the capacity or power of an individual or entity to take action, make decisions, and influence or control their environment or circumstances
- In literature, characters with agency drive the plot forward through their actions and decisions.
在文学中，具有能动性的角色通过他们的行动和决定推动情节发展。
- Students in the program are encouraged to develop agency by taking ownership of their learning.
鼓励该计划中的学生通过掌握自己的学习来发展能动性。
- Social movements aim to empower individuals to assert their agency and advocate for change.
社会运动旨在赋予个人权力，以主张他们的能动性并倡导变革。
- The CEO's strong leadership provided the agency needed to steer the company through challenging times.
CEO的强有力领导提供了在充满挑战的时期引导公司所需的代理。
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代理人, 手段
a person, thing, or force that produces a particular effect or achieves a result
- Education can be a powerful agency for social change.
教育可以成为社会变革的强大工具。
- The wind acted as the primary agency in shaping the dunes.
风是塑造沙丘的主要作用力。
- In the story, fate is the main agency driving the characters' actions.
在故事中，命运是推动角色行动的主要力量。
- Art serves as an agency of personal and cultural expression.
艺术作为个人和文化表达的媒介。
- They believed the government should be the chief agency in regulating the market.
他们认为政府应该是调节市场的主要机构。
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the capacity or state of acting on behalf of another as an authorized delegate or representative
- The lawyer acted with full agency for her client.
- Employees have agency to make certain decisions independently.
- He exercised agency in negotiating the contract.
- The diplomat carried out the country's agency in foreign matters.
- Board members are granted agency to approve budgets.