a·gent/`edʒənt; ˈeɪdʒənt/ n [C] 1 a person or company whose job is to deal with someone else's business for them 代理人，代理商; 经纪: Our agent in Rome handles all our Italian contracts. 我们在罗马的代理商负责我们在意大利的全部合同。 2 someone who works for a government and tries to get secret information about another country or organization 特务，情报员: a secret agent 间谍