英汉词典

engagement 基本解释

• n. 婚约；约会；交战；诺言

engagement 词态变化

engagement 中文词源

en-, 进入，使。-gage, 承诺，加入，词源同wage, wedding. 即给予承诺的，订婚的。

engagement 英文词源

engagement (n.)

1620s, "formal promise," from engage + -ment. Meaning "a battle or fight between armies or fleets" is from 1660s; sense of "state of having entered into a promise of marriage" is from 1742; meaning "appointment" is from 1806. Engagement ring attested by 1863.

engagement 英文释义

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"

engagement 同义词解析

battle, war, campaign, struggle, warfare, fight, combat, engagement

这些名词均有"战斗，战争"之意。

battle： 侧重指战争中的一次较全面、时间较长的战斗，也指陆军或海军在某一特定地区进行的战斗，或个人之间的争斗。

war： 是战争的总称，一般指包括多个战役的大规模战争。

campaign： 通常指在一场大的战争中在某一地区进行的一连串有既定目的的军事行动。也可作引申用。

struggle： 指激烈或时间持续长的战斗或奋力斗争。

warfare： 侧重指战争状态或具体的作战方法。

fight： 最普通用词，含义广，指战斗、斗争或打斗。

combat： 泛指军事行动，尤指小规模的战斗，甚至是格斗。

engagement： 指交战，交火。

engagement, appointment, date

这些名词均有"约会"之意。

engagement： 普通用词，可与本组的另外两个词换用。泛指任何商定的地点和时间见面，专指针对某一目的约会。

appointment： 通常指严格根据时间表上预约的时间进行的约见或约会，其目的主要是讨论公事或业务问题。

date： 主要指朋友之间的随便约见或男女之间的约会。

engagement 双语例句

1. 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。

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2. She was planning to announce her engagement to Peter.

她正计划宣布她和彼得订婚一事。

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3. She chose Maggie to make her up for her engagement photographs.

她选择玛吉为她拍订婚照的时候化妆。

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4. I felt our engagement was quite an unhappy time.

我觉得我们订婚期间非常不愉快。

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5. Janis and Kurt have announced their engagement.

贾尼斯和库尔特已宣布订婚。

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engagement 实用场景例句

It was her first official engagement .

那是她第一次正式约会。

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I had to refuse because of a prior engagement .

我因为已经有预约只好拒绝了。

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The general tried to avoid an engagement with the enemy.

将军竭力避免与敌军交火。

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Her views are based on years of engagement with the problems of the inner city.

她的观点是以多年对市内中心区问题的了解为基础的。

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The terms of engagement are to be agreed in writing.

聘用条款应有书面协议。

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He has a number of social engagements next week.

他下周有几次社交约会。

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an engagement book/diary

预约簿 / 日志

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a long/short engagement

长 / 短婚约期

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Their engagement was announced in the local paper.

他们订婚的消息已在当地报纸上公布。

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She has broken off her engagement to Charles.

她已解除同查尔斯的婚约。

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an engagement party

订婚宴会

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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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

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...business-related social engagements.

与公事有关的社交约会

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

我已经解除了与阿瑟的婚约。

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Announcing our engagement was a relief.

宣布婚约让我们松了一口气。

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I felt our engagement was quite an unhappy time.

我觉得我们订婚期间非常不愉快。

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Since you have a previous engagement, why didn't you say so?

既然有事, 何不早说?

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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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She backed out of her engagement.

她没遵守婚约.

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He cannot go for he has a previous engagement.

他不能去,因他已先有约会.

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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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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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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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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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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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John has broken off his engagement to Mary.

约翰已和玛丽解除了婚约.

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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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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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The engagement has been called off.

婚约取消了.

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