engage
[ɪn'geɪdʒ] verb
EMPLOY 雇用
ADVANCED transitive mainly UK formal
■to employ someone 雇用；聘用•[+ to infinitive] I have engaged a secretary to deal with all my paperwork.我雇用了一名秘书来处理我全部的文书工作。 •We're engaging the services of a professional administrator.我们将聘用专业管理人员为我们服务。
[ɪn'geɪdʒ] verb
INTEREST 兴趣
ADVANCED transitive formal
■to interest someone in something and keep them thinking about it 吸引住，使感兴趣•The debate about food safety has engaged the whole nation.关于食品安全的争论引起了全国关注。 •If a book doesn't engage my interest in the first few pages, I don't usually carry on reading it.如果一本书的前几页不能引起我的兴趣，通常我就不再往下读了。
[ɪn'geɪdʒ] verb
FIT TOGETHER 接合
intransitive or transitive
■to make one part of a machine fit into and move together with another part of a machine （使）（机器）啮合，接合，衔接•When the large cog wheel engages (with the smaller one), the mill stone will start to go round.当大齿轮（与小齿轮）啮合时，石磨就开始转动。
[ɪn'geɪdʒ] verb
BEGIN FIGHTING 开始战斗
intransitive or transitive specialized
■to attack or begin to fight someone 进攻；（与…）交战，（与…）开战•Enemy planes engaged the troops as they advanced into the mountains.部队进山的时候，敌机开始对他们发起攻击。
[ɪn'geɪdʒ] verb
ARRANGE 安排
transitive mainly UK old-fashioned
■to arrange for something such as a theatre seat or a hotel room to be kept free 预订（剧院座位或酒店房间等）
[ɪn'geɪdʒ] verb
Phrasal Verbs engage in sth formal
ADVANCED
■to take part in something 参加；参与•The two governments have agreed to engage in a comprehensive dialogue to resolve the problem.两国政府已经同意开展全面对话以解决该问题。 engage sb in conversation formal
■to start a conversation with someone 与某人攀谈•Once Mrs Kirkpatrick engages you in conversation, you're stuck with her for half an hour.一旦柯克派翠克夫人跟你聊起来，不说上半个小时她是不会放过你的。 |