| adj [usu pred 通常作表语] 用法:
1 (of a person) busy; occupied （指人）忙著, 时间占用著:
I can't come to dinner on Tuesday; I'm otherwise engaged, ie I've already arranged to do something else. 我星期二不能来参加宴会, 我有别的事. 用法:
2 (Brit) (US busy) (of a telephone line) in use （指电话线）使用著, 占线:
Sorry! That number's engaged. 对不起! 这个号码现在占线. *
[attrib 作定语] the engaged tone/signal, ie sound that tells the caller that the telephone line is engaged 占线声[占线信号]. 用法:
3 ~ (to sb) (of a person or two people) having agreed to marry （指一人或两人）已订婚:
She's engaged to Peter. 她与彼得订了婚. *
They're engaged (to be married), ie to each other. 他们俩订婚了. *
We've just got engaged. 我们刚刚订婚. *
[attrib 作定语] an engaged couple. 已订婚的双方. 用法:
4 (a) (esp of a toilet) occupied; already in use （尤指厕所）占用著, 使用著.
(b) (of seats, tables, etc) reserved for later use （指座位、 桌子等）预订. |