engagement

engagement读音音标

英 [ɪnˈgeɪdʒmənt]

美 [ɛnˈɡedʒmənt]

engagement意思解释

n.

订婚，婚约；

约会；

约定，契约；

雇用

变形

复数：engagements

双语释义

n.(名词)

[C]订婚,婚约 an agreement to marry[C]约会,约定 an arrangement to meet sb or to do sth

英英释义

engagement

n.

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

\"he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement\"

同义词：battleconflictfight

a meeting arranged in advance

同义词：dateappointment

a mutual promise to marry

同义词：betrothaltroth

the act of giving someone a job

同义词：employment

employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time

同义词：booking

contact by fitting together

\"the engagement of the clutch\"

同义词：meshmeshinginterlocking

the act of sharing in the activities of a group

\"the teacher tried to increase his students\' engagement in class activities\"

同义词：participationinvolvementinvolution

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～announce〔break off〕 an engagement宣布〔解除〕婚约cancel an engagement取消聚会keep one\'s engagement守约形容词+～previous〔prior〕 engagement有约在先short engagement短暂的约会social engagement社交约会～+介词engagement for…的约会engagement with sb与某人的约会

同近义词辨析

battle, fight, struggle, combat, campaign, warfare, war, engagement

这组词都有“战斗，战争”的意思，其区别是：

battle

侧重指战争中的一次较全面、时间较长的战斗，也指陆军或海军在某一特定地区进行的战斗，或个人之间的争斗。

fight

*普通用词，含义广，指战斗、斗争或打斗。

struggle

指激烈或时间持续长的战斗或奋力斗争。

combat

泛指军事行动，尤指小规模的战斗，甚至是格斗。

campaign

通常指在一场大的战争中在某一地区进行的一连串有既定目的的军事行动。也可作引申用。

warfare

侧重指战争状态或具体的作战方法。

war

是战争的总称，一般指包括多个战役的大规模战争。

engagement

指交战，交火。

date, appointment, engagement

这组词都有“约会”的意思，其区别是：

date

主要指朋友之间的随便约见或男女之间的约会。

appointment

通常指严格根据时间表上预约的时间进行的约见或约会，其目的主要是讨论公事或业务问题。

engagement

普通用词，可与本组的另外两个词换用。泛指任何商定的地点和时间见面，专指针对某一目的约会。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)I have numerous engagements for next year.我明年有许多约会。Fidelity to engagement is a virtue.信守诺言是一种美德。Their engagement was announced in the papers.他们订婚的消息登报了。He broke off his engagement to her.他对她解除了婚约。The terms of engagement are to be agreed in writing.聘用条款应有书面协议。The general tried to avoid an engagement with the enemy.那位将军竭力避免与敌军交战。Engagement is the state or act of interlocking.啮合是互锁的状态或动作。Apply strap wrench make-up of no more than one to two turns beyong finger tight thread engagement.在手指旋转使螺纹啮合无间隙后，再用带式扳手旋转不要超过一至两圈。