Engaged
[ in'geid?d ]
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adj. （指廁所等）有人用的;已訂婚的;（指電話）占線的;忙碌的;
v. 與某人訂婚;保證，約定;從事( engage的過去式和過去分詞);吸引或引起（注意、興趣等）;
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The old lady engaged herself in making clothes for her children.
這位老太太忙著為孩子們做衣服.
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engaged
adj [usu pred 通常作表語]
1 (of a person) busy; occupied （指人）忙著, 時間占用著
I can't come to dinner on Tuesday; I'm otherwise engaged, ie I've already arranged to do something else. 我星期二不能來參加宴會, 我有別的事.
2 (Brit) (US busy) (of a telephone line) in use （指電話線）使用著, 占線
Sorry! That number's engaged. 對不起! 這個號碼現在占線.
[attrib 作定語]
the engaged tone/signal, ie sound that tells the caller that the telephone line is engaged 占線聲[占線信號].
3 ~ (to sb) (of a person or two people) having agreed to marry （指一人或兩人）已訂婚
She's engaged to Peter. 她與彼得訂了婚.
They're engaged (to be married), ie to each other. 他們倆訂婚了.
We've just got engaged. 我們剛剛訂婚.
[attrib 作定語]
an engaged couple. 已訂婚的雙方.
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(a) (esp of a toilet) occupied; already in use （尤指廁所）占用著, 使用著.
(b) (of seats, tables, etc) reserved for later use （指座位、 桌子等）預訂.
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*[in'geid?d]a. 忙碌的, 使用中的相關詞組: be engaged in...
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Settlers made agreements with Native American cheifs but always broke them afterwards.
殖民者同美洲土著人的首領達成了協議，但是這些協議隨后總是被撕毀。
Ships carry live sheep to markets in he Middle East where they are killed at festivals.
輪船將活羊運送到中東市場供兇日宰殺。
Mohandas Gandhi was born in India in 1869 and was married at the age of 13, following local custom.
莫漢達斯·甘地1869年出生于印度，按照當地的風俗，他13歲時就結了婚。