英语词根 | ag = ao, act (做、动)

agent
英 [ˈeɪdʒənt] 美 [ˈeɪdʒənt]
代理人、代理商;(演员、艺术家、作家等的)经纪人,代理人

  • Please contact our agent in Spain for further information.
    如需更多信息,请联系本公司在西班牙的代理。
  • a theatrical/literary agent
    剧院经纪人;文稿(出版)代理人

agency
英 [ˈeɪdʒənsi] 美 [ˈeɪdʒənsi]
代理机构;政府专门机构,政府内的局、部、处

  • an advertising/employment/estate/travel agency
    广告(代理)公司/职业介绍所/房地产中介/旅行社
  • an overseas aid agency
    海外援助机构
  • the Central Intelligence Agency
    中央情报局

agenda
英 [əˈdʒendə] 美 [əˈdʒendə]
议事日程、(会议的)议程;(待办的)事项

  • There were several important items on the agenda.
    会议议程中有几项重要的议题。
  • The question of security is high on the agenda for this afternoon's meeting.
    今天下午的议程中,安全问题是首要议题。
  • Women's rights have been put back on the agenda (= are being discussed publicly again).
    妇女权利的问题再次被提上日程。
  • The subject of safety needs to be placed high on/at the top of the agenda (= must be discussed because it is very important).
    必须首先考虑安全问题。
  • Education was placed firmly on the political agenda in the prime minister's weekend speech.
    在首相的周末演讲中,教育问题被明确提到政治日程上来。

agile
英 [ˈædʒaɪl] 美 [ˈædʒl]
敏捷的、灵活的;机敏的、机灵的、敏锐的

  • Monkeys are very agile climbers.
    猴子动作敏捷,善于攀援。
  • You need to have agile fingers to do this kind of work.
    从事这种工作,手指必须非常灵巧。
  • For a man of 80, he has a remarkably agile mind.
    对于一个80岁的老人来说,他才思惊人地敏捷。

agitate
英 [ˈædʒɪteɪt] 美 [ˈædʒɪteɪt]
使焦虑、使躁动不安;(尤指公开)煽动、鼓动、大声疾呼;摇动、搅动

  • I didn't want to agitate her by telling her.
    我不想告诉她,免得她焦虑。
  • The unions continue to agitate for higher pay.
    工会继续大声疾呼要求加薪。
  • As a young man, he had agitated against the Vietnam war.
    他年轻时曾公开反对越南战争。
  • Pour the powder into the solution and agitate it until the powder has dissolved.
    将粉末倒入溶液中,搅动到溶解为止。

(拓展学习:小词详解 | agitate

agitation
英 [ˌædʒɪˈteɪʃn] 美 [ˌædʒɪˈteɪʃn]
焦虑、躁动、紧张不安;(为变革为目的的)煽动、抗议

  • He arrived home in a state of agitation.
    他焦虑不安地回到家中。
  • The anti-war agitation is beginning to worry the government.
    反战宣传逐渐让政府开始担心。

agitator
英 [ˈædʒɪteɪtə(r)] 美 [ˈædʒɪteɪtər]
(政治上的)煽动者,鼓动者

  • a famous actress who was accused of being a political agitator
    被指控为政治煽动者的著名女演员

agitated
英 [ˈædʒɪteɪtɪd] 美 [ˈædʒɪteɪtɪd]
焦虑不安的;激动的

  • Calm down! Don't get so agitated.
    冷静下来!别那么激动。
  • Susan seemed agitated about something.
    苏珊似乎因为什么事而烦躁不安。