engaged
英[ɪn'geɪdʒd;en-]
美[ɪn'gedʒd]
- adj. 使用中的，忙碌的
- v. 保证；约定；同…订婚（engage的过去分词）
英英释意
- 1. having ones attention or mind or energy engaged;
- "she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities"
- "deeply engaged in conversation"
- 2. involved in military hostilities;
- "the desperately engaged ships continued the fight"
- 3. reserved in advance
- 4. (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);
- "her line is busy"
- "receptionists' telephones are always engaged"
- "the lavatory is in use"
- "kept getting a busy signal"
- 5. (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting;
- "the gears are engaged"
- "meshed gears"
- "intermeshed twin rotors"
- 6. having services contracted for;
- "the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick"
- 7. built against or attached to a wall;
- "engaged columns"
- 8. pledged to be married;
- "the engaged couple"