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en·gage·mentBrE /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/NAmE /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/ noun➤before marriage 婚前 [C] an agreement to marry sb; the period during which two people are engaged 订婚；订婚期间◆Their engagement was announced in the local paper. 他们订婚的消息已在当地报纸上公布。◆~ (to sb) She has broken off her engagement to Charles. 她已解除同查尔斯的婚约。◆an engagement party 订婚宴会◆a long/short engagement 长/短婚约期➤arrangement to do sth 约定 [C] an arrangement to do sth at a particular time, especially sth official or sth connected with your job （尤指正式的或与工作有关的）约定，约会，预约◆an engagement book/diary 预约簿/日志◆He has a number of social engagements next week. 他下周有几次社交约会。◆It was her first official engagement. 那是她第一次正式约会。◆I had to refuse because of a prior engagement. 我因为已经有预约只好拒绝了。➤fighting 战斗 [C, U] (specialist) fighting between two armies, etc. 战斗；交战◆The general tried to avoid an engagement with the enemy. 将军竭力避免与敌军交火。➤being involved 联系 [U] ~ (with sb/sth) (formal) being involved with sb/sth in an attempt to understand them/it （与…的）密切关系；（对…的）了解◆Her views are based on years of engagement with the problems of the inner city. 她的观点是以多年对内城区问题的了解为基础的。➤employment 雇用 [U, C] (BrE) an arrangement to employ sb; the process of employing sb 雇用；聘用◆The terms of engagement are to be agreed in writing. 聘用条款应有书面协议。 |