engaged
[ɪn'geɪdʒd] adjective
MARRIAGE 婚姻
ADVANCED
■having formally agreed to marry 已订婚的•Debbie and Chris have just got engaged.黛比和克力斯刚刚订婚。 •She was engaged to some guy in the army.她和一个当兵的订了婚。 •formal They're engaged to be married in June.他们订了婚，将于六月完婚。
[ɪn'geɪdʒd] adjective
INVOLVED/BUSY 参与的／忙的
ADVANCED [after verb]
■involved in something 卷入…的；从事…的•They've been engaged in a legal battle with the council for several months.数月来他们一直在与市政委员会进行法律斗争。 •She's part of a team of scientists who are engaged on/upon cancer research.她是从事癌症研究的科学家小组成员。 [after verb] formal
■busy doing something 忙的•I'd come to the meeting on Tuesday but I'm afraid I'm otherwise engaged (= doing something else).我很想参加周二的会议，但是恐怕我另有公务，抽不开身。
[ɪn'geɪdʒd] adjective
IN USE 使用中
ADVANCED
■If a telephone or public toilet is engaged, someone is already using it （电话）占线的，忙的；（公厕）有人使用的•Every time I ring her, she/the phone/the number is engaged.每次我给她打电话，她的电话都占线。 •UK I've been trying to call him all evening, but I keep getting the engaged tone / Australianengaged signal (US busy signal).我整个晚上都在试着给他打电话，但每次听到的都是忙线。 •The sign on the toilet door said 'Engaged'.厕所门上的显示牌显示“使用中”。 Compare vacant |