engagement

英 [ɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt]

美 [ɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt]

n.  订婚; 订婚期间; (尤指正式的或与工作有关的)约定，约会，预约; 战斗; 交战

复数：engagements　

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Collins.2 / BNC.3950 / COCA.3812

同义词辨析

appointmentdateengagement【导航词义：见面，约会】

牛津词典

noun

婚前 before marriage
• 订婚；订婚期间
  an agreement to marry sb; the period during which two people are engaged
  1. Their engagement was announced in the local paper.
     他们订婚的消息已在当地报纸上公布。
  2. She has broken off her engagement to Charles.
     她已解除同查尔斯的婚约。
  3. an engagement party
     订婚宴会
  4. a long/short engagement
     长 / 短婚约期
约定 arrangement to do sth
• （尤指正式的或与工作有关的）约定，约会，预约
  an arrangement to do sth at a particular time, especially sth official or sth connected with your job
  1. an engagement book/diary
     预约簿 / 日志
  2. He has a number of social engagements next week.
     他下周有几次社交约会。
  3. It was her first official engagement .
     那是她第一次正式约会。
  4. I had to refuse because of a prior engagement .
     我因为已经有预约只好拒绝了。
战斗 fighting
• 战斗；交战
  fighting between two armies, etc.
  1. The general tried to avoid an engagement with the enemy.
     将军竭力避免与敌军交火。
联系 being involved
• （与…的）密切关系；（对…的）了解
  being involved with sb/sth in an attempt to understand them/it
  1. Her views are based on years of engagement with the problems of the inner city.
     她的观点是以多年对市内中心区问题的了解为基础的。
雇用 employment
• 雇用；聘用
  an arrangement to employ sb; the process of employing sb
  1. The terms of engagement are to be agreed in writing.
     聘用条款应有书面协议。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 约会;约定
  Anengagementis an arrangement that you have made to do something at a particular time.
  1. 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。
  2. ...business-related social engagements.
     与公事有关的社交约会
• N-COUNT 婚约
  Anengagementis an agreement that two people have made with each other to get married.
  1. I've broken off my engagement to Arthur...
     我已经解除了与阿瑟的婚约。
  2. 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 theirengagement.
  1. 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 militaryengagementis an armed conflict between two enemies.
  1. The constitution prohibits them from military engagement on foreign soil.
     宪法禁止他们在外国采取军事行动。
• See also:engage

英英释义

noun

• employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
  1. the play had bookings throughout the summer
  Synonym:booking
• a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
  1. Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga
  2. he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement
  Synonym:battleconflictfight
• the act of giving someone a job
  Synonym:employment
• the act of sharing in the activities of a group
  1. the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities
  Synonym:participationinvolvementinvolution
• a mutual promise to marry
  Synonym:betrothaltroth
• contact by fitting together
  1. the engagement of the clutch
  2. the meshing of gears
  Synonym:meshmeshinginterlocking
• a meeting arranged in advance
  1. she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date
  Synonym:dateappointment

双语例句

• After a whirlwind romance the couple announced their engagement in July.
  在闪电式的恋爱后，两人在7月宣布订婚。
• She was planning to announce her engagement to Peter
  她正计划宣布她和彼得订婚一事。
• I felt our engagement was quite an unhappy time.
  我觉得我们订婚期间非常不愉快。
• I was a little nervous when I announced my engagement to Grace, but I needn't have worried
  我宣布和格雷丝订婚时有点紧张，但我本不必担心的。
• In recent years, we have deepened our political engagement.
  近几年，我们已经加深了政治参与。
• He broke off his engagement to her.
  他和她解除了婚约。
• 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。
• I was absolutely astonished by the reaction to our engagement. Everyone started congratulating us.
  大家对我们订婚的反应让我非常惊讶。所有人都开始祝贺我们。
• The constitution prohibits them from military engagement on foreign soil.
  宪法禁止他们在外国采取军事行动。
• The owner knew about the engagement and brought them glasses of champagne on the house.
  店主知道了订婚一事，于是免费请他们喝香槟。