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

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