engage
书籍：新英汉大词典上
更新时间：2018-09-12 10:11:15
出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 中央民族大学出版社《新英汉大词典上》第378页（458字）
【词性】：v．
【释义】：
①订婚〔He is engaged to his childhood sweetheart．他与他青梅竹马的情人订婚了。
〕②保证〔She engaged to tutor the child after school．她保证放学后给孩子辅导。〕③雇用，聘〔He engaged Smith as his lawyer．他聘请史密斯担任他的律师。〕④忙子，占用〔I have no time to engage in dramatics．我没时间从事演出工作。Tennis engages all his spare time．打网球占去了他所有的业余时间。
〕⑤使参加，使卷入〔She engaged him in conversation．她同他交谈。〕⑥吸引住〔I’m trying to engage his attention．我在试图吸引他的注意力。〕⑦与…交战〔to engage enemy forces与敌军交战〕⑧咬合，啮合