| 单词 | engage |
| 释义 | engage[in'geidʒ]vi. 答应, 从事, 交战vt. 使忙碌, 雇佣, 预定, 使从事于, 使参加【法】 从事, 保证, 约束相关词组:engage oneself engage en.gage AHD: [µn-g³j“] D.J. [en6ge!d9]K.K. [Wn6ged9]v.（动词） en.gaged,en.gag.ing,en.gag.es v.tr.（及物动词）1. To obtain or contract for the services of; employ:约定服务，雇佣：取得某项服务或签了合同；雇佣：engage a carpenter.雇个木匠2. To arrange for the use of; reserve:预订：为使用作安排；保留：engage a roomSee Synonyms at &b{book} 预订房间参见 book3. To pledge or promise, especially to marry.订婚：提出或允诺，尤其指结婚4. To attract and hold the attention of; engross:吸引，全神贯注：引起或赢得注意；使全神贯注：a hobby that engaged her for hours at a time.此项嗜好使她一次要花去数小时5. To win over or attract:赢得，吸引住：His smile engages everyone he meets.他的微笑吸引住了每一个他所遇到的人6. To draw into; involve:参加：使加入；使卷入其中：engage a shy person in conversation.使害羞的人加入了交谈7. To require the use of; occupy:使用；占用：Studying engages most of a serious student's time.读书占用了认真学习的学生的大部分时间8. To enter or bring into conflict with:冲突：进入或导致与…交战：We have engaged the enemy.我们已经与敌人交战9. To interlock or cause to interlock; mesh:连结，接合；啮合：engage the automobile's clutch.使汽车离合器啮合10. To give or take as security.保证，担保v.intr.（不及物动词）1. To involve oneself or become occupied; participate:卷入其中或参加；参与：engage in conversation.加入谈话2. To assume an obligation; agree.See Synonyms at promise 允诺；同意参见 promise3. To enter into conflict or battle:形成矛盾或交战：The armies engaged at dawn.军队拂晓出击4. To become meshed or interlocked:啮合，连结并相互作用：The gears engaged.齿轮啮合语源:1. Middle English engagen [to pledge something as security for repayment of debt] 中古英语 engagen [抵押物品，以做为偿付担保] 2. from Old French engagier 源自 古法语 engagier 3. en- [in] * see en- 1en- [在…里] *参见 en-14. gage [pledge] gage [抵押，担保] 5. [of Germanic origin] [日耳曼语源的] 继承用法:engag“er n.（名词） |
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