1. | [c] 订婚;订婚期间an agreement to marry sb; the period during which two people are engaged |
Their engagement was announced in the local paper. 他们订婚的消息已在当地报纸上公布。 | |
She has broken off her engagement to Charles. 她已解除同查尔斯的婚约。 | |
an engagement party 订婚宴会 | |
a long/short engagement 长╱短婚约期 |
2. | [c] (尤指正式的或与工作有关的)约定,约会,预约an arrangement to do sth at a particular time, especially sth official or sth connected with your job |
an engagement book/diary 预约簿╱日志 | |
He has a number of social engagements next week. 他下周有几次社交约会。 | |
It was her first official engagement . 那是她第一次正式约会。 | |
I had to refuse because of a prior engagement . 我因为已经有预约只好拒绝了。 |
3. | [c][u] 战斗;交战fighting between two armies, etc. |
The general tried to avoid an engagement with the enemy. 将军竭力避免与敌军交火。 |
4. | [u] ~ (with sb/sth) (与…的)密切关系;(对…的)了解being involved with sb/sth in an attempt to understand them/it |
Her views are based on years of engagement with the problems of the inner city. 她的观点是以多年对内城区问题的了解为基础的。 |
5. | [u][c] 雇用;聘用an arrangement to employ sb; the process of employing sb |
The terms of engagement are to be agreed in writing. 聘用条款应有书面协议。 |