engagement
订婚,婚约;约会;约定,契约;雇用
变形
复数:engagements
双语释义
- [C]订婚,婚约 an agreement to marry
- [C]约会,约定 an arrangement to meet sb or to do sth
英英释义
engagement
- n.
- a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
"he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"
同义词:battleconflictfight
- a meeting arranged in advance
同义词:dateappointment
- a mutual promise to marry
同义词:betrothaltroth
- the act of giving someone a job
同义词:employment
- employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
同义词:booking
- contact by fitting together
"the engagement of the clutch"
同义词:meshmeshinginterlocking
- the act of sharing in the activities of a group
"the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"
同义词:participationinvolvementinvolution
- a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
词汇搭配
- announce〔break off〕 an engagement宣布〔解除〕婚约
- cancel an engagement取消聚会
- keep one's engagement守约
- previous〔prior〕 engagement有约在先
- short engagement短暂的约会
- social engagement社交约会
- engagement for…的约会
- engagement with sb与某人的约会
同近义词辨析
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。
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。
双语例句
- I have numerous engagements for next year.
我明年有许多约会。 - Fidelity to engagement is a virtue.
信守诺言是一种美德。 - Their engagement was announced in the papers.
他们订婚的消息登报了。 - He broke off his engagement to her.
他对她解除了婚约。 - The terms of engagement are to be agreed in writing.
聘用条款应有书面协议。 - The general tried to avoid an engagement with the enemy.
那位将军竭力避免与敌军交战。 - Engagement is the state or act of interlocking.
啮合是互锁的状态或动作。 - 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。