engage
英[ɪn'geɪdʒ;en-]
美[ɪn'ɡedʒ]
- vt. 吸引，占用；使参加；雇佣；使订婚；预定
- vi. 从事；答应，保证；交战；啮合
英英释意
- 1. carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in;
- "She pursued many activities"
- "They engaged in a discussion"
- 2. engage or engross wholly;
- "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
- 3. engage or hire for work;
- "They hired two new secretaries in the department"
- "How many people has she employed?"
- 4. ask to represent; of legal counsel;
- "I'm retaining a lawyer"
- 5. give to in marriage
- 6. get caught;
- "make sure the gear is engaged"
- 7. as of wars, battles, or campaigns;
- "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"
- 8. as of aid, help, services, or support
- 9. engage for service under a term of contract;
- "We took an apartment on a quiet street"
- "Let's rent a car"
- "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"
- 10. keep engaged;
- "engaged the gears"