engage
柯林斯詞典
1. V-I If you engage in an activity, you do it or are actively involved with it. 從事[正式]
I have never engaged in drug trafficking. 我從來沒有從事過販毒。
2. V-T If something engages you or your attention or interest, it keeps you interested in it and thinking about it. 吸引
They never learned skills to engage the attention of the others. 他們從來沒有學過吸引別人注意的技巧。
3. V-T If you engage someone in conversation, you have a conversation with them. 使加入
They tried to engage him in conversation. 他們試圖使他加入談話。
4. V-I If you engage with something or with a group of people, you get involved with that thing or group and feel that you are connected with it or have real contact with it. 使融入
She found it hard to engage with office life. 她發(fā)現難以融入辦公室生活。
5. engagementN-UNCOUNT 密切關系
...the candidate's apparent lack of engagement with younger voters. …該候選人明顯缺乏與年輕選民的接觸。
6. V-T If you engage someone to do a particular job, you appoint them to do it. 聘[正式]
We engaged the services of a famous engineer. 我們聘了一位有名的工程師來幫忙。
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engage /?n?ɡe?d?/ (engaging,engaged,engages)
劍橋詞典
- We've recently engaged a cleaner .
- She has been known to engage the services of a professional shopper .
- For these services he would otherwise have to engage a psychotherapist .
- A professional coach was immediately engaged.
- 240 stewards were engaged to ensure that the game went smoothly .
- The subject doesn't engage me.
- For some reason the film failed to engage my interest .
- We're always looking out for new subjects that will engage our readers .
- The debate fails to engage him intellectually.
- He was examining his fingernails , one of which seemed to engage his attention .
engage verb (EMPLOY)
[ 及物動詞：后面接賓語的動詞 ] mainlyUK formal
to employ someone雇用；聘用
[ 動詞后面接一個帶to的不定式 ] I have engaged a secretary to deal with all my paperwork . 我雇用了一名秘書來處理我全部的文書工作。
We're engaging the services of a professional administrator . 我們將聘用專業(yè)管理人員為我們服務。
例句
engage verb (INTEREST)
[ 及物動詞：后面接賓語的動詞 ] formalto interest someone in something and keep them thinking about it
吸引住，使感興趣
The debate about food safety has engaged the whole nation . 關于食品安全的爭論引起了全國關注。
If a book doesn't engage my interest in the first few pages , I don't usually continue reading it. 如果一本書的前幾頁不能引起我的興趣，通常我就不再往下讀了。
例句
engage verb (FIT TOGETHER)
[ 不及物動詞：后面不接賓語的動詞 or 及物動詞：后面接賓語的動詞 ]to make one part of a machine fit into and move together with another part of a machine
（使）（機器）嚙合，接合，銜接
When the large gear wheel engages (with the smaller one), the mill stone will start to go round. 當大齒輪（與小齒輪）嚙合時，石磨就開始轉動。
engage verb (BEGIN FIGHTING)
[ 不及物動詞：后面不接賓語的動詞 or 及物動詞：后面接賓語的動詞 ] military specializedto attack or begin to fight someone
進攻；（與…）交戰(zhàn)，（與…）開戰(zhàn)
Enemy planes engaged the troops as they advanced into the mountains . 部隊進山的時候，敵機開始對他們發(fā)起攻擊。
engage verb (TEACH)
[ 及物動詞：后面接賓語的動詞 ] Indian Englishto teach someone, especially a class of children , or to keep someone busy
教（兒童）；使忙于，使參加