[in'geidʒd]
engaged
a. 忙碌的,使用中的
v. 预订,约定,参与
vbl. 预订,约定,参与

例句与用法:

  1. They are engaged in interior trade.
    他们从事国内贸易。
  2. I engaged the clutch and the car moved forwards.
    我踩下离合器,汽车便朝前开了。
  3. The professor is engaged in advanced studies.
    该教授正进行高深的学术研究。
  4. Jack and Anne are engaged.
    杰克和安妮订婚了。
  5. I have engaged a room at this hotel.
    我已经在这个旅馆里预订了一个房间。

英英解释:

动词 engage:

  1. carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
  2. 同义词:prosecute, engage, pursue
  3. engage or engross wholly
  4. 同义词:absorb, engross, engage, occupy
  5. engage or hire for work
  6. 同义词:hire, engage, employ
  7. ask to represent; of legal counsel
  8. 同义词:engage
  9. give to in marriage
  10. 同义词:betroth, engage, affiance, plight
  11. get caught
  12. 同义词:engage
  13. carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)
  14. 同义词:engage, wage
  15. hire for work or assistance
  16. 同义词:engage, enlist
  17. engage for service under a term of contract
  18. 同义词:lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take
  19. keep engaged
  20. 同义词:engage, mesh, lock, operate

形容词 engaged:

  1. having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
  2. 同义词:occupied
  3. involved in military hostilities
  4. reserved in advance
  5. 同义词:booked, set-aside
  6. (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line)
  7. 同义词:busy, in use
  8. (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting
  9. 同义词:meshed, intermeshed
  10. having services contracted for
  11. built against or attached to a wall
  12. pledged to be married
  13. 同义词:affianced, bespoken, betrothed, pledged