| 单词 | engage |
| 释义 | engage /in'gexds; in'geds/ vt, vi 1 [VP6A, 16B] obtain the right to employ: 屉用： ~ a servant; 雇用一仆人; ~ sb as a guide/as an interpreter; 雇用一人做向导 (通译); get the right to use or occupy: 使用; 占用; 预定： ~ a taxi (hire is the preferred word). 租一计程车 (hire 较常用) 。 2 [VP7A, 17, 9, 3A] promise; undertake; bind (oneself); guarantee: 允诺; 答应; 约束 (自己); 担保： I will ~ (myself) to manage the business if you will ~ (yourself) to provide the capital. 如果你答应出资本，我答应经管这个事业。 Can you ~ that all his statements are trustworthy? 你能担保他的话都可靠吗？ That is more than I can ~ for, guarantee, take responsibility for. 那事我不能担保。 3 [VP3A] ~ in. take part in; busy oneself with： 从 ; 忙于： ~ in politics. 从事于政治。 4 be ~d to/to marry, be bound by a promise to marry: 订店： Tom and Anne are ~d. 汤姆与安订婚了 eTom is ~d to Anne. 汤姆已与安订婚。 5 be ~d (in), be busy, be occupied (with); take part in: 忙于; 做着; 参加： be ~d in business/in writing a novel. 比着工作 (写小说) 。 My time is fully ~d. 我的时间完全被占去了。 The line/number is ~d, (telephoning) Someone else is using the line. (电话用语) 电话线 (号码) 被占着 (有人在讲话) 。 6 [VP6A] (usu passive) attract: (通常用被动语态) 吸引： Nothing ~s his attention for long. 没有事物可长久吸引他的注意。 Her attention was ~d by the display of new sweaters in the shop window. 她的注意力被商店橱窗内展览的新毛线衫吸引去了。 7s [VP6A, 2A] attack; begin fighting with: 攻击; 员…交战： The general did not ~ the enemy. 那将军未与航军交战。 Our orders are to ~ at once. 我们的命令是即刻进攻。 8 [VP2A, 3A, 6A, 14] ~ (with), (of parts of a machine) lock together; (cause to) fit into: (M机器各部) 衔接; (使) 啮合： The two cog-wheels ~. 这两个齿轮相啮合。 The teeth of one wheel ~ with those of the other. 一轮之齿与另一输之齿相啮合。 (motoring) (驾车) E~ the clutch/ the first gear. 使离合器啮合 (挂第一挡) 。 en-gsging adj likely to ~ the attention; charming: 引人注意的; 美丽动人的： an engaging smile/manner. 迷人的一英 (姿态) 。 vn gsg inglv adv |
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