词汇 | engage |
释义 | engage verb uk/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/ us/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/ (EMPLOY) [ T ] mainly UK formal雇用;聘用 to employ someone [ + to infinitive ] I have engaged a secretary to deal with all my paperwork. 我雇用了一名秘书来处理我全部的文书工作。 We're engaging the services of a professional administrator. 我们将聘用专业管理人员为我们服务。
(INTEREST) C1 [ T ] formal吸引住,使感兴趣 to interest someone in something and keep them thinking about it The debate about food safety has engaged the whole nation. 关于食品安全的争论引起了全国关注。 If a book doesn't engage my interest in the first few pages, I don't usually continue reading it. 如果一本书的前几页不能引起我的兴趣,通常我就不再往下读了。
(FIT TOGETHER) [ I or T ](使)(机器)啮合,接合,衔接 to make one part of a machine fit into and move together with another part of a machine When the large gear wheel engages (with the smaller one), the mill stone will start to go round. 当大齿轮(与小齿轮)啮合时,石磨就开始转动。 (BEGIN FIGHTING) [ I or T ] military specialized进攻;(与…)交战,(与…)开战 to attack or begin to fight someone Enemy planes engaged the troops as they advanced into the mountains. 部队进山的时候,敌机开始对他们发起攻击。 (TEACH) [ T ] Indian English教(儿童);使忙于,使参加 to teach someone, especially a class of children, or to keep someone busy Phrasal verb engage in somethingC2 参加;参与 to take part in something The two governments have agreed to engage in a comprehensive dialogue to resolve the problem. 两国政府已经同意开展全面对话以解决该问题。 engage someone in conversation formal 与…攀谈 to start a conversation with someone Once Mrs Kirkpatrick engages you in conversation, you're stuck with her for half an hour. 一旦柯克帕特里克夫人跟你聊起来,不说上半个小时她是不会放过你的。 He was always happy to go up to strangers and engage them in conversation. They were very friendly and I had no trouble engaging them in conversation. He attempted to engage her in conversation, but her attentions were elsewhere. She knew enough Spanish to be able to engage the locals in conversation. engagé adjective formal uk/ˌɒ̃.ɡæʒˈeɪ/ us/ˌɒ̃.ɡæʒˈeɪ/ (尤指作家、音乐家、艺术家等)积极介入政治的 especially of a writer, musician, artist, etc. interested in and taking part in politics |
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