单词 | engagest |
释义 | engagest[ɪn'geɪdʒ; en-] vt. (用诺言、誓言、保证、合同、契约等)约束(自己);约定;许诺;保证;使负有责任(或义务);对(债务等)给以担保: She engaged herself to repay her debt within two months. 她答应在两个月内偿还她的债务。 [现只用于被动语态]使受婚约的约束,使订婚,同…订婚 (to): Jack is engaged to Ann. 杰克与安订了婚。 They were engaged last month. 他们上个月订了婚。 租;雇用;聘;得到帮助: to engage a lawyer 聘请律师 to engage a new secretary 新雇一位秘书 预定(房间、铺位、座位等),订(座): to engage a room 预订一间房 to engage a hotel room 预订旅馆房间 This seat is engaged. 此座位已被预订。 使卷入;使参与,使参加: She engaged him in conversation. 她正和他谈话。 吸引或引起(注意、兴趣等);引起…的注意(或兴趣、好感等);抓牢: The new novel engaged his attention and interest. 这部新小说引起了他的注意和兴趣。 使从事(某种事业等) (in);使忙于,占去(时间、精力等): Reading engages his spare time. 阅读占去了他的空闲时间。 【军事】进攻,攻击;与(敌人)交战,使(军队)交战: Our army engaged the enemy. 我军与敌军交战。 使喜悦: Her good nature engages everyone. 她的好脾气使得人人都喜欢她。 【机械学】 使(机件、齿轮等)啮合,衔接: to engage the gears 使齿轮啮合 This wheel engages with that wheel and turns it. 这轮子与那轮子啮合并使它转动。 使(刀具)开始切(削) 使(兵器等)交结在一起 【建筑业】使附联 [废语]当,典,押 [废语]使入圈套;使纠缠;牵连,连累 [古语]束,缚 vi. 保证,担保;承担义务;答应,允诺 (for): to engage to do something 答应做某事 I was unwilling to engage on such terms. 根据这样的条件我不愿答应。 从事,参加;忙于;卷入 (in): to engage in politics 参与政治 to engage in dramatics 从事演剧活动 to engage in business 经商 受聘,受雇,被雇 (in): He engaged in his father's business. 他受雇于他父亲的企业。 【军事】交战,交火,交手 (with): The armies engaged early in the morning. 两军一大早就交战了。 【剑术】交锋 有密切关系;紧密结合 【机械学】(齿轮等)接合,啮合 (with): The teeth in one wheel engage with those of another. 一个齿轮的齿与另一齿轮的齿相啮合。 变形: vt. engaged . engaging |
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