| 单词 | engage |
| 释义 | engage[in'ɡeidʒ]vt.1.■(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：She engaged herself to repay her debt within two months.她答应在两个月内偿还她的债务。2.■[现只用于被动语态]使受婚约的约束，使订婚，同…订婚 (to)：Jack is engaged to Ann.杰克与安订了婚。They were engaged last month.他们上个月订了婚。3.■租；雇用；聘；得到帮助：to engage a lawyer聘请律师to engage a new secretary新雇一位秘书4.■预定(房间、铺位、座位等)，订(座)：to engage a room预订一间房to engage a hotel room预订旅馆房间5.■使卷入；使参与，使参加：She engaged him in conversation.她正和他谈话。6.■吸引或引起(注意、兴趣等)；引起…的注意(或兴趣、好感等)；抓牢：The new novel engaged his attention and interest.这部新小说引起了他的注意和兴趣。7.■使从事(某种事业等) (in)；使忙于，占去(时间、精力等)：Reading engages his spare time.阅读占去了他的空闲时间。8.■【军事】进攻，攻击；与(敌人)交战，使(军队)交战：Our army engaged the enemy.我军与敌军交战。9.■使喜悦：Her good nature engages everyone.她的好脾气使得人人都喜欢她。10.■【机械学】11.■使(机件、齿轮等)啮合，衔接：to engage the gears使齿轮啮合This wheel engages with that wheel and turns it.这轮子与那轮子啮合并使它转动。12.■使(刀具)开始切(削)13.■使(兵器等)交结在一起14.■【建筑业】使附联15.■[废语]当，典，押16.■[废语]使入圈套；使纠缠；牵连，连累17.■[古语]束，缚vi.1.■保证，担保；承担义务；答应，允诺 (for)：to engage to do something答应做某事I was unwilling to engage on such terms.根据这样的条件我不愿答应。2.■从事，参加；忙于；卷入 (in)：to engage in politics参与政治to engage in dramatics从事演剧活动3.■受聘，受雇，被雇 (in)：He engaged in his father's business.他受雇于他父亲的企业。4.■【军事】交战，交火，交手 (with)：The armies engaged early in the morning.两军一大早就交战了。5.■【剑术】交锋6.■有密切关系；紧密结合7.■【机械学】(齿轮等)接合，啮合 (with)：The teeth in one wheel engage with those of another.一个齿轮的齿与另一齿轮的齿相啮合。变形vt.engagedengaging |
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