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| /ɪnˈgeɪdʒmənt/ |
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| 1 | C a formal agreement to get married 婚约；订婚 |
| break off an engagement (=end it) Miranda has not met any other man since she broke off their engagement. 解除婚约 |
| | 1a | the period during which two people are engaged to be married 订婚期 | | a long engagement 漫长的订婚期 | |
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| 2 | C a formal arrangement to meet someone or do something , especially as part of your public duties 约见；（尤指正式的）约定 |
| Official engagements take up about 50% of his time. 公务会面占去了他50％的时间。 |
| I’ m afraid I have a previous lunch engagement. 恐怕我已经午餐有约在先了。 |
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| 3 | C/U formal a battle between armies 交战；战斗 |
| Heavy engagements are reported between rebels and government forces. 据报道，在叛军和政府军之间发生了激烈战斗。 |
| the rules of engagement 战斗规则 |
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| 4 | C/U formal an arrangement to employ someone or use their services 聘用；雇用 |
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| 5 | U the action of parts of a machine when they connect with each other （机器零件的）啮合 |
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| 6 | U formal the feeling of being involved in a particular activity 参与（感） |
| +with Participants assess their level of engagement with their child’ s feelings. 参加者评估了他们对自己孩子情感的关注程度。 |
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