参考词典中engaged的常规释义:
基本释义
- a. 忙碌的,使用中的
(电话)占线
词形变化
- 时 态:en·gaged, en·gag·ing, en·gag·es名 词:en·gag'er
参考例句
- To engage in strenuous exercise for physical conditioning.
锻炼身体为身体状态致力于艰苦的锻炼 - The two armies were fiercely engaged for several hours.
两军激战达数小时。 - To engage and interlock securely so as to be immobile.
使固定紧紧地连结或咬合使其无法移动 - I'm afraid I'm otherwise engaged tomorrow afternoon.
恐怕明天下午我已另有约会。 - He was engaged in a barren argument with Paul.
他在同保罗作无用的争论。
- To engage in strenuous exercise for physical conditioning.
英英解释
8个形容词解释
- having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
[同] engaged, occupied
[例]- she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities
- deeply engaged in conversation
- involved in military hostilities
[例]- the desperately engaged ships continued the fight
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- reserved in advance
[同] engaged, booked, set-aside - (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line)
[同] engaged, in use, busy
[例]- her line is busy
- receptionists' telephones are always engaged
- the lavatory is in use
- kept getting a busy signal
- (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting
[同] engaged, intermeshed, meshed
[例]- the gears are engaged
- meshed gears
- intermeshed twin rotors
- having services contracted for
[例]- the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick
- built against or attached to a wall
[例]- engaged columns
- pledged to be married
[同] engaged, affianced, bespoken, betrothed, pledged
[例]- the engaged couple
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