| 单词 | engagement |
| 释义 | engagement 1 ENTRIES FOUND: engagement (noun) engagement /ɪnˈgeɪʤmənt/ noun plural engagements engagement /ɪnˈgeɪʤmənt/ noun plural engagements Learner's definition of ENGAGEMENT 1 [count] : an agreement to be married : the act of becoming engaged or the state of being engaged to be married订婚；婚约 The couple recently announced their engagement.这对恋人最近宣布了他们的婚约。 She surprised everyone by breaking off her yearlong engagement.她解除了持续一年的婚约，这让所有人都颇感吃惊。 — often used before another noun常用于另一名词前 We're invited to their engagement party.我们应邀参加他们的订婚宴。 an engagement ring订婚戒指 2 [count] a : a promise to meet or be present at a particular place and time约会；约定；安排 He was forced to decline due to a previous engagement. [=commitment, appointment]由于之前已有安排，他只能婉言谢绝。 We have a dinner engagement this weekend.本周末我们安排了一顿晚宴。 b : a job as a performer演出任务 She's been offered several speaking engagements.她有几次演讲活动。 3 : the act or state of being involved with something : involvement参加；从事；卷入 [singular] his lifelong engagement with politics他终生从政 [noncount] a lack of emotional engagement缺乏感情投入 4 : a fight between military forces交战；开战；战斗 [count] a naval engagement海军之战 [noncount] the rules of engagement战争规则 5 [noncount] formal : the act of hiring someone to do work or to perform a service雇用；聘用 engagement of a lawyer雇用律师 6 [noncount] : the act or result of moving a mechanism or part of a machine so that it fits into another part（机械装置或机器零件的）接合，啮合 engagement of the gears/clutch齿轮/离合器啮合 |
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