engagement

noun

/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/

before marriage婚前

[countable] an agreement to marry somebody; the period during which two people are engaged订婚；订婚期间

Their engagement was announced in the local paper.他们订婚的消息已在当地报纸上公布。
engagement (to somebody) She has broken off her engagement to Charles.她已解除同查尔斯的婚约。
an engagement party订婚宴会
a long/short engagement长／短婚约期
He announced his engagement to his long-time girlfriend.他宣布与相处已久的女友订婚。

Topics Life stagesc1

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

long
broken

verb + engagement

announce
celebrate
break
…

engagement + noun

ring
party

preposition

engagement to

arrangement to do something约定

[countable] an arrangement to do something at a particular time, especially something official or something connected with your job（尤指正式的或与工作有关的）约定，约会，预约

an engagement book/diary预约簿／日志
He has a number of social engagements next week.他下周有几次社交约会。
It was her first official engagement.那是她第一次正式约会。
I had to refuse because of a prior engagement.我因为已经有预约只好拒绝了。

I don't keep an engagement diary these days.这些天我没有写订婚日记。
It is important that I keep this engagement.我要遵守这个约会，这很重要。
The president fell ill and was forced to cancel all public engagements.总统生病，被迫取消了所有约定的公众活动。
The chairman will carry out no official public engagements during the month of August.8 月份主席不会举行官方的公众活动。
Mrs Meyer regrets that she is unable to attend owing to a previous engagement.迈耶夫人因有约在先而不能前来，她对此表示遗憾。
He had an important engagement with his financial adviser.他与他的财务顾问有一个很重要的约谈。

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

previous
prior
important
…

verb + engagement

have
keep
carry out
…

preposition

engagement with

being involved联系

[uncountable] (formal) being involved with somebody/something in an attempt to understand them/it（与…的）密切关系；（对…的）了解

engagement (with somebody/something) Her views are based on years of engagement with the problems of the inner city.她的观点是以多年对内城区问题的了解为基础的。
engagement (in something) the lack of engagement in politics缺乏政治参与

Her church promoted civic engagement.她的教会促进了公民参与。
Higher education can contribute to civic engagement.高等教育能够促进公民参与。
his serious intellectual engagement with this issue他对这个问题认真理智的处理
the decline in political engagement政治参与的减少

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

constructive
effective
active
…

verb + engagement

encourage
promote
facilitate
…

preposition

engagement in
engagement with

fighting战斗

[countable, uncountable] (specialist) fighting between two armies, etc.战斗；交战

The general tried to avoid an engagement with the enemy.将军竭力避免与敌军交火。

Topics War and conflictc2

employment雇用

[uncountable, countable] (British English) an arrangement to employ somebody; the process of employing somebody雇用；聘用

The terms of engagement are to be agreed in writing.聘用条款应有书面协议。

词源early 17th cent. (in the general sense ‘a legal or moral obligation’): French, from engager ‘to pledge’.

词汇	engagement
释义	engagement noun /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/ /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/ before marriage婚前 [countable] an agreement to marry somebody; the period during which two people are engaged订婚；订婚期间 Their engagement was announced in the local paper.他们订婚的消息已在当地报纸上公布。 engagement (to somebody) She has broken off her engagement to Charles.她已解除同查尔斯的婚约。 an engagement party订婚宴会 a long/short engagement长／短婚约期 He announced his engagement to his long-time girlfriend.他宣布与相处已久的女友订婚。 Topics Life stagesc1 Collocations Dictionaryadjective long broken verb + engagement announce celebrate break … engagement + noun ring party preposition engagement to arrangement to do something约定 [countable] an arrangement to do something at a particular time, especially something official or something connected with your job（尤指正式的或与工作有关的）约定，约会，预约 an engagement book/diary预约簿／日志 He has a number of social engagements next week.他下周有几次社交约会。 It was her first official engagement.那是她第一次正式约会。 I had to refuse because of a prior engagement.我因为已经有预约只好拒绝了。 I don't keep an engagement diary these days.这些天我没有写订婚日记。 It is important that I keep this engagement.我要遵守这个约会，这很重要。 The president fell ill and was forced to cancel all public engagements.总统生病，被迫取消了所有约定的公众活动。 The chairman will carry out no official public engagements during the month of August.8 月份主席不会举行官方的公众活动。 Mrs Meyer regrets that she is unable to attend owing to a previous engagement.迈耶夫人因有约在先而不能前来，她对此表示遗憾。 He had an important engagement with his financial adviser.他与他的财务顾问有一个很重要的约谈。 Collocations Dictionaryadjective previous prior important … verb + engagement have keep carry out … preposition engagement with being involved联系 [uncountable] (formal) being involved with somebody/something in an attempt to understand them/it（与…的）密切关系；（对…的）了解 engagement (with somebody/something) Her views are based on years of engagement with the problems of the inner city.她的观点是以多年对内城区问题的了解为基础的。 engagement (in something) the lack of engagement in politics缺乏政治参与 Her church promoted civic engagement.她的教会促进了公民参与。 Higher education can contribute to civic engagement.高等教育能够促进公民参与。 his serious intellectual engagement with this issue他对这个问题认真理智的处理 the decline in political engagement政治参与的减少 Collocations Dictionaryadjective constructive effective active … verb + engagement encourage promote facilitate … preposition engagement in engagement with fighting战斗 [countable, uncountable] (specialist) fighting between two armies, etc.战斗；交战 The general tried to avoid an engagement with the enemy.将军竭力避免与敌军交火。 Topics War and conflictc2 employment雇用 [uncountable, countable] (British English) an arrangement to employ somebody; the process of employing somebody雇用；聘用 The terms of engagement are to be agreed in writing.聘用条款应有书面协议。词源early 17th cent. (in the general sense ‘a legal or moral obligation’): French, from engager ‘to pledge’.
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