2020考研英语最全的熟词僻义单词总结(5)

以...为背景；衬托
与…相比
（概念上）按照，参照，与..相对
为..预备，为...准备，防备
He could see a line of figures silhouetted against the sky.他看到在天空的映衬下有一排人影。
The pound has fallen 10% against the dollar. 英镑对美元下跌了10%。
the benefits must be weighed against the costs 必须按成本计算利润
insurance against sickness and unemployment 医疗和失业保险
age 年龄
（使）变老；（使）显老
时代，世代
（尤指酒精饮料）变得陈香；使醇香
He was worried to see how much she’d aged. 看到她苍老了许多，他很担心。
We are living in the age of technology. 我们生活在科技时代。
the wine ages in open vats or casks.葡萄酒在敞口的大木桶中变得陈香。
agency 代理
（尤指产生某效果的）作用
起作用的事物（或人）
canals carved by the agency of running water.流水冲出的运河。
the movies could be an agency moulding the values of the public.电影可以对形成公众价值观产生作用。
agenda 日程表
潜在意图（或目的）
Miller has his own agenda and it has nothing to do with football.米勒有自己的意图，而这个意图与足球没有关系。
agent 代理人，代理商
原动力，动因someone or something that affects or changes a situation
Technological advances are the chief agents of change. 技术进步是变革的主要推动力。