| 单词 | aid agency |
| 释义 | > as lemmasaid agency aid agency n. an agency which provides aid or support to people in need; (in later use) spec. one providing international aid (cf. sense 2b). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [noun] > actions or agencies philanthropy1842 aid agency1856 society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [noun] > international aid agency aid agency1856 aid worker1903 AID1961 1856 Jrnl. Proc. 72th Convent. Protestant Episcopal Church Pennsylvania 85 There is a Relief Agency established which, acting in concert with the Aid Agency, has accomplished much good among the poor. 1958 Wall St. Jrnl. 17 Nov. 12/3 The Export-Import Bank doesn't consider itself an aid agency, but its loans go largely to build up the economies of foreign lands. 2010 F. Pearce in I. Salina Written in Water 72 They proposed sinking millions of simple tube wells with hand pumps into backyards across the country to capture the underground water. Aid agencies like UNICEF began drilling. < as lemmas |
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