engagement
n
1 [C] agreement to marry 订婚
Their engagement was announced in the local paper. 他们订婚的消息已登在当地报纸上.
2 [C] arrangement to go somewhere, meet sb or do sth at a fixed time; appointment 约会
I have several engagements for next week. 我下周有几个约会.
The orchestra has several concert engagements. 这管弦乐队已安排好几场音乐会.
3 [C] (fml 文) formal promise or guarantee, esp in writing 正式的承诺或保证(尤指书面形式)
He doesn't have enough money to meet all his engagements, ie to make the payments he has promised to make. 他无钱偿付承诺的一切债务.
4 [C] (fml 文) battle 战斗; 交战
The general tried to avoid an engagement with the enemy. 那位将军竭力避免与敌军交战.
5 [U] arrangement to employ; action of engaging 聘用的事宜; 雇用的行动
the engagement of three new assistants 聘用三名新助手的事.
6 [U] action or result of engaging (parts of a machine, etc) (机器零件等)啮合的动作或结果
after engagement of the clutch 离合器啮合後.
🔁 扩展释义
*[in'geidʒdmәnt]n. 诺言, 约会, 婚约, 交战【医】 衔接相关词组: enter into an engagement with...
📖 同为「博士」词汇
colonialadj. 殖民地的;殖民地化的;[生]群体的,集群的;英领殖民地时期的;
n. 殖民地居民;殖民时代建筑;