engagement

[in'geidʒmənt]

n.约会, 约定, 订婚, 婚约, 雇用, 交战, (机器零件等)啮合

n.

1. 订婚; 婚约[C][(+to)]

Jack and Amy invited many friends to their engagement party.

杰克和艾米邀请了许多朋友参加他们的订婚晚会。

2. 诺言, 保证[C]; 需偿付的款项[P]

He has only enough money to meet his engagements.

他的钱刚够付约定的款项。

3. 约会[C]

I have an engagement with him this afternoon.

今天午后我和他有个约会。

4. 雇用; 雇用期[C]

The singer signed a contract for a two-week engagement.

那位歌手签了为期两周的演出合同。

5. 交战; 战斗[C]

win an engagement

打赢一仗

6. 【机】啮合[U][C]

词形变化

名词复数：engagements

词义辨析

同义:

n.契约; 约定

promise  word  pledge  vow  guarantee  warranty  compact  contract  covenant  pact  bargain  agreement  arrangement  stipulation

n.订婚

betrothal  betrothment  plighting  espousal

n.雇用; 职业

employment  business  post

n.约会

appointment  meeting  interview  tryst  rendezvous  assignation  date

n.战斗

fight  battle  encounter  clash  conflict  struggle  war  warfare  combat  confrontaion  skirmish  action  

同义参见:

conscription  competition  reservation  match  date  

反义:

n.约定; 订婚; 雇用

disengagement  

英英释义

名词 engagement:

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

同义词：battle, conflict, fight

a meeting arranged in advance

同义词：date, appointment

a mutual promise to marry

同义词：betrothal, troth

the act of giving someone a job

同义词：employment

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

同义词：booking

contact by fitting together

同义词：mesh, meshing, interlocking

the act of sharing in the activities of a group

同义词：participation, involvement, involution

补充

engagementengagement英:[inˈɡeidʒmənt] 美:[ɛnˈɡedʒmənt]n.1.订婚, 婚约John has broken off his engagement to Mary.约翰已和玛丽解除了婚约。2.约会, 约定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。

例句

1. Announcing our engagement was a relief.宣布婚约让我们松了一口气。 2. I've broken off my engagement to Arthur.我已经解除了与阿瑟的婚约。 3. He had an engagement at a restaurant in Greek Street.他在希腊街的一家餐厅有个约会。 4. I have a number of engagements today.我今天有很多约会。 5. business-related social engagements与公事有关的社交约会 6. The Queen was late for her first official engagement of the day.女王当天第一次正式公开露面迟到了。 7. It was Margaret Thatcher's first public engagement after moving into Downing Street.这是撒切尔夫人搬到唐宁街后首次公开露面。 8. He has a speaking engagement every night this week.他本周每晚都有一次演讲活动。 9. Ellen's last professional engagement埃伦的最后一个受聘期 10. He supported the engagement of Giulini.他支持聘请朱利尼。 11. They see engagement with others as a dangerous distraction from their own personal journey of self-discovery.他们把与他人的密切关系视为自我发现之旅的危险干扰。 12. a good long engagement to give you time to be sure.让你有时间拿定主意的很长的婚约期限。 13. a dinner engagement.饭局。 14. Britain's continued engagement in open trading.英国对贸易开放的一贯承诺。 15. He broke off their engagement.他解除了他们的婚约。 16. The couple recently announced their engagement.这对恋人最近宣布了他们的婚约。 17. She surprised everyone by breaking off her yearlong engagement.她解除了持续一年的婚约，这让所有人都颇感吃惊。 18. We're invited to their engagement party.我们应邀参加他们的订婚宴。 19. an engagement ring订婚戒指 20. "He was forced to decline due to a previous engagement. [=commitment, appointment]"由于之前已有安排，他只能婉言谢绝。 21. We have a dinner engagement this weekend.本周末我们安排了一顿晚宴。 22. She's been offered several speaking engagements.她有几次演讲活动。 23. his lifelong engagement with politics他终生从政 24. a lack of emotional engagement缺乏感情投入 25. a naval engagement海军之战 26. the rules of engagement战争规则 27. engagement of a lawyer雇用律师 28. engagement of the gears/clutch齿轮/离合器啮合