| [/ɪnˈgeɪdʒmənt; ɪnˋɡedʒmənt/] n 用法:
1 [C] agreement to marry 订婚:
Their engagement was announced in the local paper. 他们订婚的消息已登在当地报纸上. 用法:
2 [C] arrangement to go somewhere, meet sb or do sth at a fixed time; appointment 约会:
I have several engagements for next week. 我下周有几个约会. *
The orchestra has several concert engagements. 这管弦乐队已安排好几场音乐会. 用法:
3 [C] (fml 文) formal promise or guarantee, esp in writing 正式的承诺或保证（尤指书面形式）:
He doesn't have enough money to meet all his engagements, ie to make the payments he has promised to make. 他无钱偿付承诺的一切债务. 用法:
4 [C] (fml 文) battle 战斗; 交战:
The general tried to avoid an engagement with the enemy. 那位将军竭力避免与敌军交战. 用法:
5 [U] arrangement to employ; action of engaging 聘用的事宜; 雇用的行动:
the engagement of three new assistants 聘用三名新助手的事. 用法:
6 [U] action or result of engaging (parts of a machine, etc) （机器零件等）啮合的动作或结果:
after engagement of the clutch 离合器啮合後. |