engage 基本解释
- vt. 吸引，占用；使参加；雇佣；使订婚；预定
- vi. 从事；答应，保证；交战；啮合
engage 词态变化
第三人称单数: engages;过去式: engaged;过去分词: engaged;现在分词: engaging;
engage 中文词源
engage 吸引，卷入en-, 进入，使。-gage, 承诺，加入，词源同wage, wedding. 词义由承诺向多方面扩展。
engage 英文词源
- engage
- engage: [15] Vulgar Latin had a noun *wadium ‘pledge’ (it came from Germanic *wathjam, source also of English wed and wage). From it was derived a verb *wadiāre ‘pledge’, which formed the basis of a compound *inwadiāre. Germanic w became g in French (hence French Guillaume for William), so the Old French descendant of *inwadiāre was engager, acquired by English as engage. (The superficially similar gauge [15] is probably not related, although it is not known for certain what its ultimate source is.)
=> wage, wed - engage (v.)
- early 15c., "to pledge" (something, as security for payment), from Old French engagier "bind (by promise or oath), pledge; pawn" (12c.), from phrase en gage "under pledge," from en "in" (see en- (1)) + gage "pledge," through Frankish from Proto-Germanic *wadiare "pledge" (see wed). It shows the common evolution of Germanic -w- to central French -g- (see gu-). Meaning "attract and occupy the attention of" is from 1640s; that of "employ, secure for aid, employment or use" is from 1640s, from notion of "binding as by a pledge;" meaning "enter into combat or contest with" is from 1640s. Specific sense of "promise to marry" is 1610s (implied in engaged). Machinery sense is from 1884. Also from the French word are German engagiren, Dutch engageren, Danish engagere.
engage 英文释义
- 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"
engage 同义词解析
hire, employ, engage
这些动词均含"雇用"之意。
hire： 普通用词，常指短期或长期雇用某人从事某一特定工作或一次性的工作，含强调为薪金而工作的意味。
employ： 正式用词，侧重受雇者虽为薪金而工作，但工作固定共享有相当尊严。
engage可与hire换用，特指雇用专业人员。
engage 双语例句
- 1. You can engage in croquet on the south lawn.
- 你可以参加南边草坪上的槌球游戏。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Press the lever until you hear the catch engage.
- 压下挡杆，直到听到挡挂好。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Industry leaders want scientists to engage in fundamental research, not applied research.
- 行业领袖希望科学家从事基础性研究，而非应用性研究。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. She found it hard to engage with office life.
- 她发现很难适应办公室生活。
来自柯林斯例句
engage 实用场景例句
- She tried desperately to engage him in conversation .
- 她用尽办法要他跟她谈话。
牛津词典
- It is a movie that engages both the mind and the eye.
- 这是一部令人赏心悦目的影片。
牛津词典
- He is currently engaged as a consultant.
- 他现在受雇为顾问。
牛津词典
- She has the ability to engage with young minds.
- 她能够与年轻人心意相通。
牛津词典
- to engage the enemy
- 与敌人交战
牛津词典
- One cogwheel engages with the next.
- 齿轮一个个啮合在一起。
牛津词典
- The cogwheels are not engaging.
- 齿轮未啮合在一起。
牛津词典
- Engage the clutch before selecting a gear.
- 先踩离合器再挂挡。
牛津词典
- Even in prison, he continued to engage in criminal activities.
- 他甚至在监狱里还继续从事犯罪活动。
牛津词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He had been able to engage some staff.
- 他已经能够雇用一些员工。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Press the lever until you hear the catch engage.
- 压下挡杆，直到听到挡挂好。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...a lesson in how to engage the four-wheel drive.
- 如何使四轮驱动啮合的课程
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- They tried to engage him in conversation...
- 他们试图跟他交谈。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- We want to engage recognized leaders in discussion.
- 我们想和公认的领袖们进行讨论。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She found it hard to engage with office life...
- 她发现很难适应办公室生活。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- We engaged the services of a recognised engineer...
- 我们雇用了一个公认的杰出工程师。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- You can engage in croquet on the south lawn.
- 你可以参加南边草坪上的槌球游戏。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I have never engaged in the drug trade...
- 我从未参与过毒品交易。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- That is more than I can engage for.
- 那我可保证不了.
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- Our orders are to engage at once.
- 我们的命令是立刻进攻.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- This book invites the reader to engage in a dialogue.
- 本书采用与读者对话的方式.
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- No unit or individual without appointment shall engage in production activities of ephedrine.
- 未经指定的任何单位和个人,不得从事麻黄素的生产活动.
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- We never engage in irregularities.
- 我们决不搞歪的邪的.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- No wonder they drink, smoke, fight, carouse and otherwise engage in inappropriate social behavior.
- 难怪他们喝酒 、 抽烟 、 打架 、 狂欢作乐或者做出不当的社会举动.
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