engaged
adj
ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd
adj
1
if
two
people
are
engaged,
they
have
agreed
to
marry
已订婚的
Have
you
heard?
Sally
and
Ray
are
getting
engaged
.
你听说了吗？萨莉和雷要订婚了。
She
is
engaged
to
be
married
.
她已经订婚了。
[+
to
]
Kate’s
engaged
to
Mark.
凯特和马克订婚了。
2
if
you
call
someone
on
the
telephone
and
their
line
is
engaged,
they
are
already
speaking
to
someone
else
[英] 电话占线的;
BrE AmE
She
rang
Mrs
Tavett
but
the
line
was
engaged.
她打电话给塔韦夫人，但电话占线。
engaged
tone/signal
3
a
public
toilet
that
is
engaged
is
being
used
[英，书面]〔 公共厕所〕使用中的;
BrE written 〔
4
be otherwise engaged
to
be
unable
to
do
something
because
you
are
doing
something
else
[正式] 另外有约，另外有事
formal