读音

/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/

释义

• 动词:

1. 雇佣；聘用。例如: “The company is engaged in hiring new employees.”
2. 订婚。例如: “They announced their engagement last month.”
3. 参与；从事。例如: “She’s deeply engaged in her research project.”
4. 使忙碌；占据。例如: “The movie engaged his attention from start to finish.”
5. 开始战斗；交战。例如: “The two armies engaged in a fierce battle.”

• 名词:

1. 订婚。例如: “Their engagement lasted for a year before they got married.”
2. 参与；承诺。例如: “He has a lot of engagements this week.”
3. （剧院、活动等的）预定，预订。例如: “I’ve booked our tickets for the opera engagement.”

短语

• “engage in” 参与，从事。例如: “Students are encouraged to engage in extracurricular activities.”
• “be engaged to” 与某人订婚。例如: “She’s engaged to a wonderful guy.”

例句

• 动词: “The company is engaged in expanding its global market.”
• 名词: “They are celebrating their first anniversary since their engagement.”

同义词

• Hire
• Contract
• Commit
• Involve
• Busy