1 ADJ 从事…的;忙于…的 Someone who is engaged in or engaged on a particular activity is doing that thing. 从事…的;忙于…的 [formal]
SYN occupied, working, involved, committed
2 ADJ [usually verb-link ADJ] 订婚的 When two people are engaged, they have agreed to marry each other. 订婚的 [Also + to]
SYN betrothed [old-fashioned] , promised, pledged, affianced [old-fashioned]
3 ADJ [verb-link ADJ] (电话)占线的 If a telephone or a telephone line is engaged, it is already being used by someone else so that you are unable to speak to the person you are phoning. (电话)占线的 [British]
SYN in use, busy, tied up, unavailable
in AM, use 美国英语用 busy
4 ADJ [verb-link ADJ] (公共厕所)被占用的,使用中的 If a public toilet is engaged, it is already being used by someone else. (公共厕所)被占用的,使用中的 [British]
in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 occupied
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