•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。

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•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。

•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。

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•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”。