Engagement
[ ?n'ɡed?m?nt ]
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n. 訂婚，婚約;約會;約定，契約;雇用;
?? 詞根助記
en 進入 +gage約定+ment 表名詞 → n.約會,預約;(演員等的)約請,受聘(期);訂婚,婚約
?? 例句
I have a prior engagement and so can't go with you.
我預先有約會，所以不能跟你去。
Jack and Amy invited many friends to their engagement party.
杰克和艾米邀請了許多朋友參加他們的訂婚晚會。
She had been perturbed by the premature announcement of his engagement.
她由于他過早地宣布婚約而心神不安。
I'll have to beg off. I have another engagement.
恐怕我去不了了。我另有個約會。
I have an engagement with him this afternoon.
今天午后我和他有個約會。
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?? 牛津釋義
engagement
n
1 [C] agreement to marry 訂婚
Their engagement was announced in the local paper. 他們訂婚的消息已登在當地報紙上.
2 [C] arrangement to go somewhere, meet sb or do sth at a fixed time; appointment 約會
I have several engagements for next week. 我下周有幾個約會.
The orchestra has several concert engagements. 這管弦樂隊已安排好幾場音樂會.
3 [C] (fml 文) formal promise or guarantee, esp in writing 正式的承諾或保證（尤指書面形式）
He doesn't have enough money to meet all his engagements, ie to make the payments he has promised to make. 他無錢償付承諾的一切債務.
4 [C] (fml 文) battle 戰斗; 交戰
The general tried to avoid an engagement with the enemy. 那位將軍竭力避免與敵軍交戰.
5 [U] arrangement to employ; action of engaging 聘用的事宜; 雇用的行動
the engagement of three new assistants 聘用三名新助手的事.
6 [U] action or result of engaging (parts of a machine, etc) （機器零件等）嚙合的動作或結果
after engagement of the clutch 離合器嚙合後.
?? 擴展釋義
*[in'geid?dm?nt]n. 諾言, 約會, 婚約, 交戰【醫】 銜接相關詞組: enter into an engagement with...
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Do you mind if I smoke?
我吸煙你介意嗎？
Ah, it's just the thing, the very thing!
啊，正合適啦！合適極了！
Yes, good idea.
好主意呀。