engagement

中文意思

• n. 婚约, 订婚
• n. 约会, 约定
• n. 交战
• n. 衔接

英文释义

• n. employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
• n. contact by fitting together
• n. the act of sharing in the activities of a group

词形变化

复数

engagements

例句

1. n. 婚约, 订婚

   They announced their engagement to family and friends at the party yesterday.

   他们昨天在聚会上向家人和朋友宣布了订婚的消息。

2. n. 约会, 约定

   I am afraid I cannot attend the meeting tomorrow because of a prior engagement.

   很抱歉，因为事先已有约定，我恐怕不能参加明天的会议。

3. n. 交战

   The military forces avoided a direct engagement with the enemy near the border.

   军队避免了在边境附近与敌人发生直接交战。

4. n. 衔接

   Engineers checked the proper engagement of the gears before starting the machine.

   工程师们在启动机器前检查了齿轮的正确衔接。