杨洋张天爱爆料在一起:engage的用法

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engage
vt.
[常用被动语态]从事, 着手, 忙于(in)
约束; 约定; 使订婚, 与…订婚(to)
保证, 担保, 允诺
雇用, 聘; (预)定(房间、座位等)
吸引, 引起(兴趣), 占用
接战, 与...交战(with); 使参加, 使...卷入其中
【机】使(齿轮等) 咬合, 衔接
【建】使(柱)附墙
He is engaged just now.
他正有事。
Tom is engaged to Anne.
汤姆已与安妮订婚。
This seat is engaged.
此座已定出。
We engage him as technical adviser.
我们聘请他担任技术顾问。
His good nature engages everyone.
他善良的性情吸引每个人。
Work engages much of her time.
工作占去她很多时间。
或
engage
vi.
约定, 允诺, 保证(to do, for)
从事, 参加(in)
交战(with)
【机】(齿轮等)咬合, 啮合
Our orders are to engage at once.
我们的命令是立刻进攻。
The teeth of one wheel engage with those of the other.
一个轮的齿与另一轮的齿相啮。

be engaged by
为...所吸引
be engaged in
正做着, 正忙着
be engage oneself in
正做着, 正忙着
be engaged on
着手(某事), 从事(某事)
be engaged upon
着手(某事), 从事(某事)
be engaged to
同...订婚
be engage oneself to
同...订婚
be engaged with
正与...接洽; 正忙于, 从事
engage for
应承, 保证, 担保; 负责
engage upon
开始(某种职业)
engage on
开始(某种职业)
engage with
与...交战
(齿轮等)与...啮合, 搭合

根据权威字典查询的结果
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1.engage

vt.
1. 吸引;占用(时间、精力等)
The book engaged my full attention.
这本书把我完全吸引住了。
Housework engages much of her time.
家事占用她很多时间。
2. 使(齿轮等)啮合
3. 与...交战,进攻
4. 雇,聘[(+as)][O2]
They engaged a cook for the summer.
那个夏天他们雇了一个厨子。
5. 预订(房间、座位等)
6. 使订婚[H]
David is engaged to Ann.
戴维与安妮订了婚。
7. 使从事,使忙于[H]
He was busily engaged in painting the furniture.
他忙于油漆家具。
8. 保证
The company engaged to finish the building by May.
那家公司保证五月份造好房子。
vi.
1. 啮合,接合[(+with)]
2. 交战,交手[(+with)]
3. 从事,参加[(+in/upon)]
They engage in the study of music.
他们从事音乐研究。
4. 保证;答应
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2.
及物动词 vt. 约好，允诺
bind (oneself) with a promise, promise
· He engages to be here at six.
他约定六点钟到这里。
· I'll engage myself to lead you there.
我将负责把你带到那儿去。

及物动词 vt. 订婚
promise to marry
· John is engaged to Mary.
约翰和玛丽订婚了。
· They were already engaged then.
那时候他们已经订婚。

及物动词 vt. 雇用，聘请
arrange to employ (sb.)
· We engaged a cook.
我们聘请一个厨师。
· The experts were engaged from abroad.
这些专家是从国外聘请来的。

及物动词 vt. 从事，忙
fill up the time of, keep busy
· He is engaged in teaching.
他从事于教学工作。
· I couldn't telephone my uncle because his telephone line was engaged.
我不能给叔叔打电话，因为他的电话占线了。

及物动词 vt. 吸引（人的注意力），使（人）陷入
attract (a person's attention etc.), draw (a person etc.) into
· The spots of blood on the floor engaged the attention of the police.
地板上的血渍引起了警察的注意。

及物动词 vt. 参战，进攻
join battle (with), attrack
· The strikers engaged the policemen in a fierce fight.
罢工的人和警察进行了一场恶战。

及物动词 vt. 使啮合
cause to fit into
· The gears engage one another.
齿轮互相啮合。

不及物动词 vi. 开始战斗
begin fighting
· They were ordered to engage at once.
他们接到命令立即开始战斗。

不及物动词 vi. 啮合
fit into
· The wheel engages with that wheel and turns it.
这个轮与那个轮相啮合而开始转动了

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3.engage
v.（动词）
en.gaged， en.gag.ing， en.gag.es
v.tr.（及物动词）
To obtain or contract for the services of; employ:
约定服务，雇佣：取得某项服务或签了合同；雇佣：
engage a carpenter.
雇个木匠
To arrange for the use of; reserve:
预订：为使用作安排；保留：
engage a roomSee Synonyms at book
预订房间参见 book
To pledge or promise, especially to marry.
订婚：提出或允诺，尤其指结婚
To attract and hold the attention of; engross:
吸引，全神贯注：引起或赢得注意；使全神贯注：
a hobby that engaged her for hours at a time.
此项嗜好使她一次要花去数小时
To win over or attract:
赢得，吸引住：
His smile engages everyone he meets.
他的微笑吸引住了每一个他所遇到的人
To draw into; involve:
参加：使加入；使卷入其中：
engage a shy person in conversation.
使害羞的人加入了交谈
To require the use of; occupy:
使用；占用：
Studying engages most of a serious student's time.
读书占用了认真学习的学生的大部分时间
To enter or bring into conflict with:
冲突：进入或导致与…交战：
We have engaged the enemy.
我们已经与敌人交战
To interlock or cause to interlock; mesh:
连结，接合；啮合：
engage the automobile's clutch.
使汽车离合器啮合
To give or take as security.
保证，担保
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To involve oneself or become occupied; participate:
卷入其中或参加；参与：
engage in conversation.
加入谈话
To assume an obligation; agree.See Synonyms at promise
允诺；同意参见 promise
To enter into conflict or battle:
形成矛盾或交战：
The armies engaged at dawn.
军队拂晓出击
To become meshed or interlocked:
啮合，连结并相互作用：
The gears engaged.
齿轮啮合
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engage
engaged, engaging
雇；聘
engage a new secretary
聘请新秘书
咬合；衔接
This wheel engages with that wheel.
这个轮子与那个轮子衔接。
This driving wheel engages with that servo wheel and turns it.
"这个传动轮与那个伺服轮相啮合,并使它转动。"
从事
交战
They engaged the enemy.
他们与敌人交战。
（常与that, to连用）允诺，保证
That's all I can engage for.
我所能担保的仅此而已。
Can you engage that he can pay back the money in due time?
你能担保他能如期还清欠款吗?