engagement

英[ɪn'ɡeɪdʒmənt] 美[ɪn'ɡeɪdʒmənt]
  • n. 约会;约定;订婚;婚约;雇用;交战;(机器零件等)啮合
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星级词汇:
  • engaging adj.动人的;迷人的;有魅力的动词engage的现在分词.
    n. (名词)
    1. 约会
    2. 雇用,雇用期,聘用
    3. 婚约,订婚
    4. 约定,预约
    5. 【军】交战,战斗
    6. 诺言,保证
    7. 【机】啮合
    8. 债务
    9. 约束
    10. 契约
    11. 义务
    n. (名词)
    1. [C]订婚,婚约 an agreement to marry
    2. [C]约会,约定 an arrangement to meet sb or to do sth

英英释义

Noun:
  1. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war;

    "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"
    "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"

  2. a meeting arranged in advance;

    "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"

  3. a mutual promise to marry

  4. the act of giving someone a job

  5. employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time;

    "the play had bookings throughout the summer"

  6. contact by fitting together;

    "the engagement of the clutch"
    "the meshing of gears"

  7. the act of sharing in the activities of a group;

    "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"

1. The constitution prohibits them from military engagement on foreign soil.
宪法禁止他们在外国采取军事行动。

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2. She was planning to announce her engagement to Peter.
她正计划宣布她和彼得订婚一事。

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3. She chose Maggie to make her up for her engagement photographs.
她选择玛吉为她拍订婚照的时候化妆。

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4. I felt our engagement was quite an unhappy time.
我觉得我们订婚期间非常不愉快。

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5. Janis and Kurt have announced their engagement.
贾尼斯和库尔特已宣布订婚。

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. I have numerous engagements for next year.
      我明年有许多约会。
    2. Fidelity to engagement is a virtue.
      信守诺言是一种美德。
    3. Their engagement was announced in the papers.
      他们订婚的消息登报了。
    4. He broke off his engagement to her.
      他对她解除了婚约。
    5. The terms of engagement are to be agreed in writing.
      聘用条款应有书面协议。
    6. The general tried to avoid an engagement with the enemy.
      那位将军竭力避免与敌军交战。
    7. Engagement is the state or act of interlocking.
      啮合是互锁的状态或动作。
    8. Apply strap wrench make-up of no more than one to two turns beyong finger tight thread engagement.
      在手指旋转使螺纹啮合无间隙后,再用带式扳手旋转不要超过一至两圈。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Have you heard that John has broken off his engagement to Mary?
      你听说约翰已和玛丽解除婚约了吗?
    2. I can't see you on Monday because I have a previous engagement.
      星期一我不能见你,因为我有约在先。
    3. I have several engagements for next week.
      我下周有好几个约会。
battle,war,campaign,struggle,warfare,fight,combat,engagement
  • 这些名词均有“战斗,战争”之意。
  • battle侧重指战争中的一次较全面、时间较长的战斗,也指陆军或海军在某一特定地区进行的战斗,或个人之间的争斗。
  • war是战争的总称,一般指包括多个战役的大规模战争。
  • campaign通常指在一场大的战争中在某一地区进行的一连串有既定目的的军事行动。也可作引申用。
  • struggle指激烈或时间持续长的战斗或奋力斗争。
  • warfare侧重指战争状态或具体的作战方法。
  • fight最普通用词,含义广,指战斗、斗争或打斗。
  • combat泛指军事行动,尤指小规模的战斗,甚至是格斗。
  • engagement指交战,交火。
  • 用作名词 (n.)
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