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engage engage one's attention enfranchise

engage
[英] [ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ] [美] [ɪn'gedʒ] 生词本

vt.

vi.

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1. VERB 参与;从事 If you engage in an activity, you do it or are actively involved with it. 

  • I have never engaged in the drug trade...

    我从未参与过毒品交易。

  • You can engage in croquet on the south lawn.

    你可以参加南边草坪上的槌球游戏。

2. VERB 吸引（人）;引起（注意、兴趣） If something engages you or your attention or interest, it keeps you interested in it and thinking about it. 

  • They never learned skills to engage the attention of the others.

    他们从未学过吸引他人注意的技巧。

3. VERB 使参与，使参加（谈话） If you engage someone in conversation, you have a conversation with them. 

  • They tried to engage him in conversation...

    他们试图跟他交谈。

  • We want to engage recognized leaders in discussion.

    我们想和公认的领袖们进行讨论。

4. VERB 适应；（与…）建立密切关系 If you engage with something or with a group of people, you get involved with that thing or group and feel that you are connected with it or have real contact with it. 

  • She found it hard to engage with office life...

    她发现很难适应办公室生活。

  • She had vowed to go out of her way to engage with the Irish people at local community level.

    她已经发誓要努力和当地的爱尔兰人建立关系。

engagement

  • And she, too, suffers from a lack of critical engagement with the literary texts.

    她也因为对文学作品缺乏鉴赏力而非常痛苦。

5. VERB 任命;聘用;雇用 If you engage someone to do a particular job, you appoint them to do it. 

  • We engaged the services of a recognised engineer...

    我们雇用了一个公认的杰出工程师。

  • He had been able to engage some staff.

    他已经能够雇用一些员工。

6. V-ERG （使）啮合;（使）咬合 When a part of a machine or other mechanism engages or when you engage it, it moves into a position where it fits into something else. 

  • Press the lever until you hear the catch engage.

    压下挡杆，直到听到挡挂好。

  • ...a lesson in how to engage the four-wheel drive.

    如何使四轮驱动啮合的课程

7. VERB 与…交战 When a military force engages the enemy, it attacks them and starts a battle. 

  • It could engage the enemy beyond the range of hostile torpedoes.

    从这可以避开敌方鱼雷区对敌人发动进攻。

8. See also: engaged; engaging;  
Verb

1. carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in;

  • "She pursued many activities"
  • "They engaged in a discussion"

2. engage or engross wholly;

  • "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"

3. engage or hire for work;

  • "They hired two new secretaries in the department"
  • "How many people has she employed?"

4. ask to represent; of legal counsel;

  • "I'm retaining a lawyer"

5. give to in marriage

6. get caught;

  • "make sure the gear is engaged"

7. as of wars, battles, or campaigns;

  • "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"

8. as of aid, help, services, or support

9. engage for service under a term of contract;

  • "We took an apartment on a quiet street"
  • "Let's rent a car"
  • "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"

10. keep engaged;

  • "engaged the gears"

法律

  • 1.雇佣
  • 2.约定

计算机

  • 1.占线；啮合
  • 2.,在使用中
1. Can you engage that all his statements are trustworthy?
你能担保他的话都可靠吗？

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2. I can engage for his honesty.
我保证他为人诚实。

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3. I have no time to engage in the debate.
我没时间参加辩论。

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4. I will engage for his behavior should you decide to employ him.
如果你能决定雇用他，那么我可以担保他的行为。

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5. I'll engage for John's behaviour should you decide to employ him.
如果你决定聘用约翰，我愿为他的行为担保。

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6. It is difficult to engage teachers of quality.
很难招聘到优秀教师。

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7. Our orders are to engage at once.
我们的命令是立刻进攻。

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8. The teeth of one wheel engage with those of the other.
一个轮的齿与另一轮的齿相啮。

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9. We engage him as technical adviser.
我们聘请他担任技术顾问。

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10. We engage you as a legal adviser.
我们聘请你当法律顾问。

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11. We never engage in irregularities.
我们决不搞歪的邪的。

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