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engagement
[英] [inˈɡeidʒmənt] [美] [ɛnˈɡedʒmənt] 生词本

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1. N-COUNT 约会;约定 An engagement is an arrangement that you have made to do something at a particular time. 

  • 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。

  • ...business-related social engagements.

    与公事有关的社交约会

2. N-COUNT 婚约 An engagement is an agreement that two people have made with each other to get married. 

  • I've broken off my engagement to Arthur...

    我已经解除了与阿瑟的婚约。

  • Announcing our engagement was a relief.

    宣布婚约让我们松了一口气。

3. N-COUNT 订婚期 You can refer to the period of time during which two people are engaged as their engagement . 

  • I felt our engagement was quite an unhappy time.

    我觉得我们订婚期间非常不愉快。

4. N-VAR 交战;战斗 A military engagement is an armed conflict between two enemies. 

  • 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。

5. See also: engage;  
Noun

1. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war;

  • "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"
  • "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"

2. a meeting arranged in advance;

  • "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"

3. a mutual promise to marry

4. the act of giving someone a job

5. employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time;

  • "the play had bookings throughout the summer"

6. contact by fitting together;

  • "the engagement of the clutch"
  • "the meshing of gears"

7. the act of sharing in the activities of a group;

  • "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"

体育

  • 1.交叉接触

医学

  • 1.衔接：在产科学中指胎头或先露部分进入骨盆上口并开始通过小骨盆而下降

法律

  • 1.约定
  • 2.债务

药学

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1. He broke off his engagement to her.
他和她解除了婚约。

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2. He cannot go for he has a previous engagement.
他不能去，因他已先有约会。

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3. I am under engagement to go.
我有约会要去。

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4. I can't see you on Monday because I have a previous engagement.
星期一我不能见你，因为我有约在先。

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5. I have a prior engagement at five.
我已经先有一个在五点钟的约会。

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6. It was my mother's very own engagement ring.
这正是我母亲自己的订婚戒指。

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7. John has broken off his engagement to Mary.
约翰已和玛丽解除了婚约。

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8. Owing to a previous engagement, I shan't be able to come.
因事先另有约会，我无法前来。

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9. She backed out of her engagement.
她没遵守婚约。

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10. Since you have a previous engagement, why didn't you say so?
既然有事，何不早说？

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11. The couple eventually wed after three year engagement.
这对夫妇在订婚三年后终于结婚了。

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12. The engagement has been called off.
婚约取消了。

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13. Their secret engagement was finally revealed.I always say murder will out.
他们的密约终于被揭露了，我常说纸是包不住火的。

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14. They cried off the engagement.
他们取消了婚约。

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15. They selected a diamond engagement ring.
他们挑选了一枚钻石订婚戒指。

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16. When Mary broke off the engagement, John seemed to be in a flat spin.
玛丽解除婚姻后，约翰似乎精神失常了。

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17. When Mary broke off the engagement, John seemed to go into a flat spin.
玛丽毁除婚约，约翰似乎神经失常。

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