en·gage

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【释义】：

vt．❶ 约束(自己)，约定，保证：She engaged herself to attend the meeting．她约定要出席会议．The company engaged to finish the building by May．公司保证在五月以前建成这座楼房．I can engage that all his statements are trust worthy．我可以保证他的话都是可信的．I am engaged for tomorrow．我明天有事．❷ 订婚(常用被动式)：engage oneself to sb．与某人订婚．They are engage d．他们订婚了．He is engaged to my sister．他跟我妹妹订婚了．❸ 预定(座位等)：engage a seat定座．❹ 雇用，聘请：engage sb．as an interpreter请某人当翻译．engage a taxi雇一辆出租汽车．❺ 占用，使从事：be engaged with sb．与某人接洽．engage sb．in conversation和人谈话．be engaged in doing some work从事于某事．My time is fully engage d．我的时间全安排好了．The line is engage d．(电话)占线．❻ 攻击，交战：engage the enemy攻击敌人．engage troops with the enemy派兵和敌人作战．❼ 吸引：engage sb．’s attention引起某人注意， Everyone was engageed by the play．这戏吸引了大家，
❽ 【机】啮合．

－vi．❶ 约定，承诺，保证(for)：That’s all I can engage for．我只能保证那一点．❷ 从事，参加(in)：engage in labour参加劳动．engage in the AfroAsian Table Tennis Friendship Invitational Tournament参加亚非乒乓球友好邀请赛．❸ 攻击，交战：engage with the enemy与敌人交战．Our orders are to engage at once．我们的命令是马上出击．