a person or a company that is paid by another person or company to do business for them, especially in discussing a contract, buying or selling, or finding work in entertainment or publishing 代理人，代理机构（受委托人委托代理经营事务，尤其是代表委托人洽谈合同、买卖或在娱乐、出版业找工作等）◆The director was acting as agent for the shareholders in trying to sell their shares. 董事代表股东努力推销他们的股票。◆You can hire an agent to negotiate on your behalf. 你可以雇用代理人代表你谈判。➡principal
a person who sells a service or product for one or more companies 代理商（代表一家或多家公司销售服务或产品）◆an independent insurance agent 独立的保险代理人◆The company has 31 overseas agents and distributors. 这公司有 31 家海外代理商和经销商。◆There have been complaints over the methods of some of their sales agents. 他们某些销售代理所用的方式一直遭人投诉。