engagement
noun
ɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt
noun
1
BEFORE MARRIAGE
婚前
an
agreement
between
two
people
to
marry,
or
the
period
of
time
they
are
engaged
婚约; 订婚期间
C
[+
of/to
]
Their
engagement
was
announced
in
the
paper.
他们订婚的消息在报上公布了。
Tony
was
stunned
when
Lisa
suddenly
broke
off
their
engagement
(=finished
it)
.
托尼对莉萨突然解除他俩的婚约感到震惊。
engagement
ring
2
ARRANGEMENT TO DO STH
约定做某事
an
official
arrangement
to
do
something,
especially
one
that
is
related
to
your
work
〔尤指与工作有关的〕约定，约会
C
official/public/royal
etc
engagement
The
princess
will
continue
to
carry
out
royal
engagements
.
公主将继续履行王室的约定。
This
is
his
only
public
speaking
engagement
on
the
tour.
这是他旅行中唯一一次公开演讲的安排。
His
excuse
of
a
prior
engagement
was
accepted.
他事先另有安排的理由被接受了。
3
INVOLVEMENT
联系
when
you
become
involved
with
someone
or
something
in
order
to
understand
them
（与…的）密切关系
U
[+
with/in
]
a
strategy
of
engagement
and
cooperation
with
China
与中国保持联系和合作的策略
Many
students
pass
without
any
real
engagement
in
learning.
许多学生没怎么学习就通过了考试。
4
FIGHTING
战斗
fighting
between
armies
etc
[术语] 交战
C,U | technical
military
rules
of
engagement
交战的军事规则
5
EMPLOYMENT
雇用
an
official
arrangement
to
employ
or
pay
someone
to
do
a
particular
job
[正式] 雇用，聘用
C,U | formal
Please
sign
to
indicate
your
acceptance
of
the
terms
of
engagement
.
请签名表示你接受聘用条款。
6
MACHINE PARTS
机器部件
the
fitting
together
of
the
working
parts
of
a
machine
啮合
U