engagements

英 [ɪnˈgeɪdʒmənts]

美 [ɛnˈgeɪdʒmənts]

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
engagement的复数

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