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。