engaged
US
UK engaged adj: (person: to be married)
SC 已订了婚约的 yǐ dìng le hūn yuē de
Adam and Charlotte are engaged; they plan to marry in April.
亚当和夏洛蒂订婚了，他们计划四月就结婚。
engaged adj: (cubicle, booth: occupied)
SC 被占的
SC 正被使用的
Helen needed to pee badly, but all the cubicles in the ladies' were engaged.
海伦急需小解，不过女卫生间的所有隔间都被占用了。
engaged adj: UK (phone line: busy) (电话)
SC 占线的 zhàn xiàn de
TC 忙線中 / 佔線的
TC 忙線中 / 佔線的
Gareth was trying to phone his mother, but the line was engaged.
加雷斯正试图给母亲打电话，不过电话那头却是占线。
be engaged in [sth], be engaged by [sth] v expr: (engrossed)
SC 专注于
TC 專注於
TC 專注於
SC 全身心投入 quán shēn xīn tóu rù
I was so engaged in what Owen was telling me that I missed my bus.
我太过专注于欧文当时给我讲的事情了，结果错过了公交车。
engage [sb] vtr: (involve, get the attention of)
SC 吸引 xī yǐn
TC 吸引
TC 吸引
The teacher's approach to maths did not engage her students.
老师教授数学的方式并没有吸引到她的学生。
engage [sb] in [sth] vtr + prep: (involve in)
SC 使参与 shǐ cān yù
TC 使參與
TC 使參與
SC 使加入
It is important to engage children in discussions about issues that affect the whole family.
让孩子们参与涉及整个家庭的事宜的讨论很重要。
engage [sth] vtr: (gear: lock in position)
SC 挂挡
Mike engaged the first gear and sped away.
麦克挂上一挡开走了。
engage [sth/sb] vtr: (get into combat with)
SC 与…交战，与…交锋 yǔ … jiāo zhàn，yǔ … jiāo fēng
TC 與…交戰
TC 與…交戰
The army engaged the enemy.
部队与敌人交战。
engage with [sth] vi + prep: (be committed, involved with)
SC 忙于
SC 从事 cóng shì
TC 從事
TC 從事
SC 投入于
It can be hard persuading people to engage with politics.
劝说人们从政可能会很难。
engage in [sth] vi + prep: (participate, be involved in)
SC 忙于
SC 从事 cóng shì
TC 從事
TC 從事
SC 投入于
The candidate engaged in a smear campaign against his opponent.
那位候选人针对竞争对手开展了抹黑宣传。
engage to do [sth] v expr: (commit to do)
SC 保证做某事，承诺做某事
The government has engaged to assist the organization's aid efforts.
政府承诺为该组织的援助工作提供帮助。
engage in [sth] vi + prep: formal (do)
SC 做出 zuò chū
SC 做下
I trust you will no longer engage in such childish behaviour.
我相信你不会再做出如此幼稚的行为。
engage vi: (gear: become locked) (齿轮)
SC 咬合 yǎo hé
Jeff pressed the clutch pedal and heard the engine engage.
engage vi: (military: fight) (军事)
SC 交火，交战 jiāo huǒ ，jiāo zhàn
TC 交戰
TC 交戰
It takes years of training for a soldier to be ready to engage.
engage [sb] vtr: (person: hire as employee)
SC 聘用 pìn yòng
SC 雇用 pìn yòng，gù yòng
The elderly couple have recently engaged a home help.
这对老夫妻最近聘用了一位打扫家务的人员。
engage with [sb] vtr phrasal insep: (talk, negotiate)
SC 接触，接洽 jiē chù
TC 接觸
TC 接觸
SC 跟…打交道(口语)
reengage in [sth] (US), re-engage in [sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insep: (join [sth] again)
SC 重新加入 chóng xīn jiā rù
SC 重新参加
be engaged in [sth] v expr: (be involved in [sth])
SC 参与 cān yù
TC 參與
TC 參與
The company was engaged in negotiations with view to a possible merger.
get engaged vi + adj: (promise to get married)
SC 订婚 dìng hūn
We've been dating for five years and are intending to get engaged soon.
我们已经交往五年了，打算尽快订婚。
get engaged to [sb] vi + adj: (promise to marry)
SC 跟…订婚
TC 跟…訂婚
TC 跟…訂婚
After living together for seven years, she finally got engaged to her boyfriend last night.
在一起生活七年后，昨晚她终于和男朋友订婚了。