音标与读法

这里为大家介绍下engagement 是什么意思，希望能帮助到各位朋友。

音标：[ in"geidʒmənt ]名词复数:engagements

中英文翻译

n.

1.约会，约定；约束，契约；预约。

2.婚约。

3.雇用，聘用期；职业。

4.义务；〔pl.〕债务。

5.【军事】战斗。

6.【机械工程】接合，咬合。

短语和例子

break one"s engagement 毁约，违约。 fight several engagements 打几仗。 fulfil one"s engagement 践约。 meet one"s engagements 偿清债务。 a meeting engagement 遭遇战。 a minor engagement 小规模交火。 a naval engagement 海战。 be under an engagement (to)有约。 enter into [make] an engagement (with) 同人定约。

employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time; "the play had bookings throughout the summer"

同义词：booking,

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"

同义词：battle, conflict, fight,

the act of giving someone a job

同义词：employment,

the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students"" engagement in class activities"

同义词：participation, involvement, involution,

a mutual promise to marry

同义词：betrothal, troth,

contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears"

同义词：mesh, meshing, interlocking,

a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"

同义词：date, appointment,

An engagement or betrothal is a promise to marry, and also the period of time between proposal and marriagewhich may be lengthy or trivial. During this period, a couple is said to be betrothed, affianced, engaged to be married, or simply engaged.

例句与用法

1.I am unable to keep my engagement with you .

我不能和你们朝夕相处。

2.His engagements were all self-imposed .

他的一切约会都是由他自己作主的。

3.You"ll never break off our engagement again .

你不会再取消咱们的婚约了吧？

4.Their engagement is the talk of the town .

他们订婚的事成了镇上谈论的话题。

5.I have numerous engagements next week .

下星期我有许多约会。

6.They have called off their engagement .

他们已经解除了婚约。

7.I got my business and you got your social engagements .

我生意忙，你应酬忙。

8.These engagements proved decisive turning points .

这几仗构成了决定性的转折点。

9.I"m afraid you are not able to meet your engagements .

恐怕您不能履行您的债务。

10.Frieda"s engagement ring is a diamond set in gold .

费丽达的定婚戒指是镶金钻戒。

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