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en·gage·ment
ihn geIj mnt
复数:engagements
词根:engage
adj.engaged 使用中的,忙碌的
v.engaged 保证;约定;同…订婚(engage的过去分词)
vi.engage 从事;答应,保证;交战;啮合
vt.engage 吸引,占用;使参加;雇佣;使订婚;预定
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"
这组词都有“战斗,战争”的意思,其区别是:
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。
fight最普通用词,含义广,指战斗、斗争或打斗。
struggle指激烈或时间持续长的战斗或奋力斗争。
combat泛指军事行动,尤指小规模的战斗,甚至是格斗。
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。
warfare侧重指战争状态或具体的作战方法。
war是战争的总称,一般指包括多个战役的大规模战争。
engagement指交战,交火。
以上来源于网络
这组词都有“约会”的意思,其区别是:
date主要指朋友之间的随便约见或男女之间的约会。
appointment通常指严格根据时间表上预约的时间进行的约见或约会,其目的主要是讨论公事或业务问题。
engagement普通用词,可与本组的另外两个词换用。泛指任何商定的地点和时间见面,专指针对某一目的约会。
以上来源于网络
1620年代,“正式承诺”,源自 engage 和 -ment。意思是“军队或舰队之间的战斗或战斗”始于1660年代; “订婚承诺”的意义始于1742年; “约会”的意义始于1806年。Engagement ring 可追溯至1840年。
交叉接触
衔接:在产科学中指胎头或先露部分进入骨盆上口并开始通过小骨盆而下降
约定
债务
衔接
The first known use of engagement was in 1601
engagementnoun
a promise to be present at a specified place and time
employment especially for a stated time
the band had engagements in different towns
pledge entry 1 sense 5, obligation
the act of engaging : the state of being engaged
an agreement to marryalso: the period during which one is pledged to be married
the state of being meshed into a working arrangement in which one part drives another
the state of being in conflict, opposition, or battle
engagementnoun
the phase of childbirth in which the fetal head passes into the cavity of the true pelvis
1 When Mary broke off the engagement, John seemed to go into a flat spin.
玛丽毁除婚约, 约翰似乎神经失常.
2 She ordered the " wretched boy " to give up his engagement to marry Miss Costigan.
她命令那个 “ 没出息的孩子 ” 取消与科斯蒂根小姐的婚约.
3 The 587th was involved in six massive air battles while they were at Krasnodar, including, on a dismal and cloudy day in early June, probably their most dramatic engagement of the entire war.
4 My brother has just told me about his engagement to Anne.
我弟弟刚告诉我他和安妮订婚了.
5 Ever since her engagement with Van had fallen apart, she had felt too numb to love anyone.
6 My increased knowledge led to enriched, stimulating, give-and-take engagement with art.
7 “What—what sort of engagement could you possibly have on Christmas Day?”
8 Ifemelu wished Curt would remove the arm he had thrown around her shoulder; they were not announcing their engagement, for goodness’ sake.
9 Another method of effecting engagement..by wheels in rolling contact.
10 Suppose it was the news of his engagement he had intended to tell her!
也许他找算告诉她的就是他要订婚的消息呢!
11 “Not that you’re not a professional already, of course. But in a studio, maybe. Or for weddings and engagements. You’d be very highly sought after.”
12 He broke off his engagement to her.
他对她解除了婚约。
13 Recently, bumping into Gerald and Lydia in a gallery, he learned of their daughter’s engagement to another man.
14 It was my mother's very own engagement ring.
这正是我母亲自己的订婚戒指.
15 I have the honor to inform you that the General has joined the engagement with his entire division and is attacking the Union right.
16 Her engagement this evening was a mysterious one.
17 My dad stopped pacing and looked at me like I had just broken the first rule of engagement.
18 She's been eating her heart out ever since her fiance broke off their engagement last month.
自从未婚夫在上个月毁掉婚约之后,她就一直感到极度的忧伤悲痛.
19 She got her hands free, took off her engagement ring with its tiny diamond, and handed it down to Mary.
20 ‘Yes, now I’m back,” she said softly, and then took off her engagement ring.
1 衔接
2 职业
professional career vocational work place game business line job trade spot employment employ profession pursuit occupation calling vocation metier ship occupational situation shop lay occasion racket breadwinner schoolteaching
3 会面
4 参与
involved participative part participation involvement join participate partake be on the scene join company with get in with have a part to play take part weigh in pitch in plunge into plug into
5 婚约
trothplight hand contract plight betrothal troth precontract affiance espousal handfast understanding handfasting
6 保证
word promise commitment warranty pledge assurance undertaking earnest reassurance guaranty imprimatur see give ensure seal undertake warrant swear plight vouch
8 接合
coadunate joint junction incidence synthesis articulation knitting conjugation abutment copulation coalescence cementation jointure jointing joinder concrescence coaptation set knit articulate solder coalesce fay agglutinate coapt join connect unite seam cement inosculate
10 雇用
paid service hire employment employ have keep engage retain featherbed take on sign on buy job sign fee
12 了解
acquainted tuned in knowledge fix understanding insight grip savvy acquaintance acquaintanceship see know understand inform scope initiate induct acquaint discern familiarize be onto account for work out relate to keep up with get at be in touch keep in touch catch up on get in on get the picture keep in touch with be in touch with be in on
16 吻合
17 订婚
betrothal betroth espousal commit plight troth contract engage espouse engaged plight your troth contract a marriage
19 债务
20 预约
book appointment reservation booking pre-book reserve forward reserved hold subscription bespoke precontract subscribe forespeak preengage engage bespeak prebook
21 义务
compulsory honorary obligatory call charge band trust responsibility duty commitment liability obligation burden onus incumbency devoir
22 战斗
action fight battle struggle conflict combat hostility bear arms fray Field campaign martial warfare fighting combatant day field rough-and-tumble stour contend wrestle spar militate bat militant evangelical embattled sprattle do arm dispute ammunition toil tilt
23 从事
prosecution about crusade have undertake occupy prosecute do make follow engage pursue embark practise
24 约束
bit promise commitment constraint cramp preengage school engage tie confine inhibit constrain rein bridle astrict
26 约定
deal commitment appointment arrangement convention protocol engage appoint booking agree stipulate due conventional appointed promissory down term understanding treaty undertaking assignation article undertake bargain set contract promise go date handfast condition