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engagement

英 [ɪn'geɪdʒm(ə)nt; en-] 美[ɪn'ɡedʒmənt]

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n. 婚约；约会；交战；诺言

英英释意

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"

双语例句

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。

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

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。

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

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