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engage

/en-geyj/US // ɛnˈgeɪdʒ //UK // (ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ) //

从事,参与,雇佣,从事的工作

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
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    en·gaged, en·gag·ing.

    • : to occupy the attention or efforts of: He engaged her in conversation.
    • : to secure for aid, employment, use, etc.; hire: to engage a worker; to engage a room.
    • : to attract and hold fast: The novel engaged her attention and interest.
    • : to attract or please: His good nature engages everyone.
    • : to bind, as by pledge, promise, contract, or oath; make liable: He engaged himself to repay his debt within a month.
    • : to betroth: They were engaged last week.
    • : to bring into conflict; enter into conflict with: Our army engaged the enemy.
    • : Mechanics. to cause to become interlocked; interlock with.
    • : to attach or secure.
    • : Obsolete. to entangle or involve.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    en·gaged, en·gag·ing.

    • : to occupy oneself; become involved: to engage in business or politics.
    • : to take employment: She engaged in her mother's business.
    • : to pledge one's word; assume an obligation: I was unwilling to engage on such terms.
    • : to cross weapons; enter into conflict: The armies engaged early in the morning.
    • : Mechanics. to interlock.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbhire for job, use
Forms: engaged, engages, engaging
Antonyms
verboccupy oneself; engross
Forms: engaged, engages, engaging
Synonyms
arrest逮捕,拘捕,抓捕,捕获catch接住,抓住,捕捉,捕获employ聘用,雇佣,雇用,雇请fascinate迷住了,迷住,使人着迷的,使人着迷immerse沉浸在,沉浸于,浸入,沉浸在其中interest利益,利益关系,利益驱动,利益相关者involve涉及,包括,牵涉到,涉及到join加入,加入我们,加入进来,加入我们的行列participate参与,参加,参会,参与其中preoccupy忙乱,占用,忙于,冗长undertake承担,从事,开展,承诺absorb吸收,吸纳,吸收了,吸收的allure诱惑,诱惑力,魅力,魅惑bewitch蛊惑,蛊惑人心,迷惑,魅惑busy忙,繁忙,忙碌,忙碌的captivate迷人的,迷住了,吸引人,诱人charm魅力,魅力四射,迷人的魅力,魅力无穷draw绘制,画画,画,抽奖enamor醉翁之意不在酒,醉人,醉心于此,醉心于enchant迷惑,魅力,迷住,魅力四射enthrall使人着迷,迷惑,吸引人,迷住grip抓紧时间,抓牢,抓紧,握住imbue浸泡,熏陶,浸入式,冲击monopolize独揽大权,独占,垄断,独霸partake分享,参与,参加,分担practice练习,做法,惯例,实践soak浸泡,浸透,浸湿,泡澡tackle应对,处理,解决,解决问题embark on着手进行,着手于,着手进行的,着手开展enter into进入,订立,入,订定give a try试一试,尝试一下,试一试吧,试试看give a whirl兜兜转转,试一试,试试,试试看go for broke孤注一掷,豁出去了,穷追猛打,孤注一掷吧go in for从事,进驻,进场,从事的工作go out for出去玩,出去玩玩,出去玩的,出去玩的时候have a fling at拈花惹草,逢场作戏,迷恋,迷恋上了have a go at试试,尝尝,尝尝看have a shot at有机会,有机会获得,有希望,有可能keep busy保持忙碌,忙碌,忙,忙里偷闲pitch in投入,投进,投入资金,投入进去preengage预先接触,预热,预先介入,预先投入set about着手进行,做事,做手脚,着手处理take part参加,参赛,参加活动,参与tie up捆绑,绑住,绑缚,捆绑起来try on for size试穿尺寸,试穿,试穿的尺寸,试穿一下
Antonyms
verbpromise to marry
Forms: engaged, engages, engaging
Antonyms
verbinterconnect; bring into operation
Forms: engaged, engages, engaging
Antonyms

Examples

  • Crucially, the team engaged with critics rather than just dismissing them.

  • Keep your knees bent, your feet flat on the floor, and your core engaged.

  • People with good paying jobs like supervisors, managers, directors, and vice presidents do not normally engage in theft, drug deals, or gang activity.

  • Some lawmakers feared that landlords would literally run tenants off of properties at gunpoint or engage other forms of extralegal self-help.

  • Food isn’t the only thing we share, but eating is a particularly good example of a shared activity because it’s necessary, and because we engage in it throughout our lives—unlike playing with blocks, perhaps.

  • Then we all have to do our part to engage the officers and our community, and hold everyone accountable in the process.

  • The Millennial Action Project (MAP) seeks to engage young people in politics and give them more of a voice in governing.

  • Not that he ever planned to engage in the controversy directly.

  • Cook walked more slowly than most, stopping to engage with passersby who expressed their own frustration and support.

  • Such messages are unlikely to be beloved of secularists who prefer to scoff at the religious rather than engage with them.

  • He continued its sale, however, as a kingly monopoly, allowing only those to engage in it who paid him for the privilege.

  • We have other things to engage us now, but I sometimes think all is not gain that the march of progress brings.

  • I only engage that the engine shall be equal to a B. and Watt's 72-inch single, but it will be equal to a double 72-inch cylinder.

  • A ship will sail for the South Sea fishery in about five weeks, and will engage to take the whole of the engines.

  • In the instructions that may be given to Uville, it shall be stipulated on what terms he may engage one or two English workmen.