| 单词 | advance agent |
| 释义 | > as lemmasadvance agent advance agent n. an agent who is sent on ahead of a main party (cf. advance man n.); also figurative. ΚΠ 1865 Daily Milwaukee (Wisconsin) News 23 July A queer genius who vibrates between that town and Oregon as ‘advance’ agent of a concert troupe. 1897 Congress. Rec. Mar. 177/1 That grand advance agent of prosperity, William McKinley. 2009 R. E. Dumett Mining Tycoons in Age of Empire ii. 71 An aggressive mining company executive..acting as an advance agent of imperialism. < as lemmas |
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