engagement
engagement
英[ɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt]美[ɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt]
n.订婚（期），约会，交战；
复数：engagements;
例句
The engagement has been called off.婚约取消了。
The couple eventually wed after three year engagement.这对夫妇在订婚三年后终于结婚了。
I have a prior engagement at five.我已经先有一个在五点钟的约会。
They selected a diamond engagement ring.他们挑选了一枚钻石订婚戒指。
It was my mother's very own engagement ring.这正是我母亲自己的订婚戒指。
I can't see you on Monday because I have a previous engagement.星期一我不能见你, 因为我有约在先。
John has broken off his engagement to Mary.约翰已和玛丽解除了婚约。
I'll have to beg off . I have another engagement.恐怕我去不了了. 我另有个约会.
At last he does write from Philadelphia terminating the engagement.*后,他才从费城来信废除婚约.
Frieda's engagement ring is a diamond set in gold.费丽达的定婚戒指是镶金钻戒.
英语六级真题
However,while talking is largely subconscious and rapid, writing is deliberate and slow, Over time,writers took advantage of this and started crafting long-winded sentences such as this one:The whole engagement lasted above 12 hours, till the gradual retreat of the Persians was changed into a disorderly flight, of which the shameful example was given by the principal leaders and……" No one talks like that casually — or should
出自-2014年6月阅读原文A new study from the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) at Tufts University shows that today's youth vote in larger numbers than previous generations, and a 2008 study from the Center for American Progress adds that increasing numbers of young voters and activists support traditionally liberal causes.
出自-2010年6月阅读原文Larry arrived early for his speaking engagement.
出自-2013年12月听力原文Robots capable of social engagement help with loneliness as well as cognitive functioning, but the robot itself doesn't have to engage directly—it can serve as an intermediary for human communication.
2018年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT
约会;约定
An engagement is an arrangement that you have made to do something at a particular time.
例句
He had an engagement at a restaurant in Greek Street at eight.他8点在希腊街的一个餐厅有个约会。...business-related social engagements.与公事有关的社交约会N-COUNT
婚约
An engagement is an agreement that two people have made with each other to get married.
例句
I've broken off my engagement to Arthur...我已经解除了与阿瑟的婚约。Announcing our engagement was a relief.宣布婚约让我们松了一口气。N-COUNT
订婚期
You can refer to the period of time during which two people are engaged as their engagement .
例句
I felt our engagement was quite an unhappy time.我觉得我们订婚期间非常不愉快。N-VAR
交战;战斗
A military engagement is an armed conflict between two enemies.
例句
The constitution prohibits them from military engagement on foreign soil.宪法禁止他们在外国采取*事行动。英汉词典释义
n.
订婚, 婚约,订婚期间
John has broken off his engagement to Mary.约翰已和玛丽解除了婚约。约会, 约定,预约
I can't see you on Monday because I have a previous engagement.星期一我不能见你, 因为我有约在先。战斗，交战
（与…的）密切关系，（对…的）了解
雇用，聘用
债务
英英词典释义
Noun
1. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war;
"Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga""he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"2. a meeting arranged in advance;
"she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"3. a mutual promise to marry
4. the act of giving someone a job
5. employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time;
"the play had bookings throughout the summer"6. contact by fitting together;
"the engagement of the clutch""the meshing of gears"7. the act of sharing in the activities of a group;
"the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"行业词典
体育： 交叉接触；
医学： 衔接：在产科学中指胎头或先露部分进入骨盆上口并开始通过小骨盆而下降；
法律： 约定；债务；
药学： 衔接；
