a‧gen‧cy S3 W1 / eɪdʒ ə nsi / 名词 ( 复数形式 agencies ) [可数名词]

1 a business that provides a particular service for people or organizations

an advertising/employment/travel etc agency

a local housing agency → dating agency , news agency

2 an organization or department, especially within a government, that does a specific job :

a UN agency responsible for helping refugees

the Environmental Protection Agency

3 by/through the agency of somebody formal being done as the result of someone’s help