en·gaged
adjective/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/
/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/
- having agreed to marry somebody
已订婚的 - When did you get engaged?
你们什么时候订的婚？ - an engaged couple
已订婚的一对 - engaged to somebody She's engaged to Peter.
她与彼得订了婚。 - They are engaged to be married (= to each other).
他们已经订婚。 - She was engaged to marry the heir to the Spanish throne.
她已与西班牙王位继承人订婚。
Wordfinder- best man
- bride
- ceremony
- engaged
- honeymoon
- marriage
- propose
- reception
- stag night
- wedding
Collocations Marriage and divorceMarriage and divorceRomance- fall/be (madly/deeply/hopelessly) in love (with somebody)
- be/believe in/fall in love at first sight
- be/find true love/the love of your life
- suffer (from) (the pains/pangs of) unrequited love
- have/feel/show/express great/deep/genuine affection for somebody/something
- meet/marry your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend
- have/go on a (blind) date
- be going out with/(especially North American English) dating a guy/girl/boy/man/woman
- move in with/live with your boyfriend/girlfriend/partner
- get/be engaged/married/divorced
- arrange/plan a wedding
- have a big wedding/a honeymoon/a happy marriage
- have/enter into an arranged marriage
- call off/cancel/postpone your wedding
- invite somebody to/go to/attend a wedding/a wedding ceremony/a wedding reception
- conduct/perform a wedding ceremony
- exchange rings/wedding vows/marriage vows
- congratulate/toast/raise a glass to the happy couple
- be/go on honeymoon (with your wife/husband)
- celebrate your first (wedding) anniversary
- be unfaithful to/(informal) cheat on your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend
- have an affair (with somebody)
- break off/end an engagement/a relationship
- break up with/split up with/ (informal) dump your boyfriend/girlfriend
- separate from/be separated from/leave/divorce your husband/wife
- annul/dissolve a marriage
- apply for/ask for/go through/get a divorce
- get/gain/be awarded/have/lose custody of the children
- pay alimony/child support (to your ex-wife/husband)
Extra ExamplesTopics Life stagesb1- She's engaged to an actor.
她和一名演员订了婚。 - The couple got engaged last month.
他俩上月订了婚。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- get
- …
- happily
- newly
- recently
- …
- to
- engaged to be married
- When did you get engaged?
- (formal) busy doing something; involved with somebody/something in an active and interested way
忙于；从事；热衷于 - I can't come to dinner on Tuesday—I'm otherwise engaged (= I have already arranged to do something else).
我星期二不能来吃饭，我有别的安排。 - engaged in something They were engaged in conversation.
他们正谈得来劲。 - to be engaged in dialogue/discussion/debate
参与对话/讨论/辩论 - They are engaged in talks with the Irish government.
他们正忙着与爱尔兰政府谈判。 - engaged on something She is actively engaged on several projects.
她正积极参与数个项目。 - engaged with somebody/something We need to become more engaged with our history as a nation.
我们应该更加努力地研究我们国家的历史。 - Mrs Scott is engaged with a customer at the moment.
斯科特夫人正在忙于接待一位客户。
Extra Examples- He is now engaged on his second novel.
他现在正在写他的第二部小说。 - I'm afraid Mr Wilson cannot see you now as he is otherwise engaged.
恐怕威尔逊先生现在不能见你，他有别的事。 - She was engaged in conversation with a client.
她当时正在和一个客户商谈。 - those who are deeply engaged in party politics
深深卷入党派政治的人们 - It was a project which had you fully engaged in the subject matter.
这是一个让你全身心投入主题的项目。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- deeply
- heavily
- fully
- …
- in
- on
- with
- …
- I can't come to dinner on Tuesday—I'm otherwise engaged (= I have already arranged to do something else).
- (British English) (also busy especially in North American English)(of a phone line) being used
已生效；在实施中 - I couldn't get through—the line's engaged.
我打不通电话，线路忙。 - I phoned earlier but you were engaged (= using your phone).
我早先打过电话，但你那边占线。 - the engaged tone/signal
忙音；占线信号
Wordfinder- area code
- call
- dial
- engaged
- hold
- line
- message
- phone
- ring off
- voicemail
Collocations PhonesPhonesMaking and receiving phone callsTopics Phones, email and the internetb2- the phone/telephone rings
- answer/pick up/hang up the phone/telephone
- lift/pick up/hold/replace the receiver
- dial a (phone/extension/wrong) number/an area code
- call somebody/talk (to somebody)/speak (to somebody) on the phone/telephone; from home/work/the office
- make/get/receive a phone call
- take the phone off the hook (= remove the receiver so that the phone does not ring)
- the line is (British English) engaged/ (especially North American English) busy
- the phones have been (North American English) ringing off the hook (= ringing frequently)
- put somebody through/get through to the person you want to speak to
- put somebody on hold (= so that they must wait for the person they want to speak to)
- call from/use a landline
- be/talk on a (both British English) mobile phone/mobile/(especially North American English) cell phone/(informal, especially North American English) cell
- use/answer/call (somebody on)/get a message on your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell
- switch/turn on/off your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell
- charge/recharge your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell
- a mobile/cell phone is on/is off/rings/goes off
- (British English) top up your mobile/cell (phone)
- send/receive a text (message)/an SMS (message)/a fax
- insert/remove/change a SIM card
- I couldn't get through—the line's engaged.
- (British English) (of a public toilet/bathroom) being used
已生效；在实施中