engage
美音:[en´geıdʒ
]
英音:[en´geıdʒ
]
vt.使忙碌,雇佣,预定,使从事于,使参加 vi.答应,从事,交战,[机]接合,啮合
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engage为短语/超纲词汇
词频:2102
词形变化:
名词:engager 动词过去式:engaged 过去分词:engaged 现在分词:engaging 第三人称单数:engages
词根
en-=in,into,on,at,near 从“在中间”之意演变成“使进入某种状态～，使成为～”等，把表示to make之意的名词、形容词变为及物动词 变化型 em-
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engage
/ɪn'geɪdʒ; ɪn`ˇedʒ/
v
1 [Tn, Cn.n/a] ~ sb (as sth) (fml 文) arrange to employ sb; hire sb 聘用某人; 雇用某人
*engage a new secretary 聘用一新秘书
* He's been engaged to decorate the house. 他受雇装饰这所房子.
* She was engaged as an interpreter. 她应聘当译员.
2 [Tn] (fml 文) occupy or attract (sb's thoughts, time, etc) 占用（某人的时间）; 吸引（某人的注意力等）
*Nothing engages his attention for long. 什么事都无法使他长时间精神集中.
* The woman's plight engaged our sympathy. 那女人的困难处境引起我们的同情.
3 [I, Tn] (fml 文) begin fighting with (sb) 与（某人）交战
*Our orders are to engage (the enemy) immediately. 我们的命令是立即（与敌军）开战.
* The two armies were fiercely engaged for several hours. 两军激战达数小时.
4 (a) [I, Ipr] ~ (with sth) (of parts of a machine, etc) lock or fit together （指机器零件等）啮合, 衔接
*The two cog-wheels engaged and the machine started. 那两个齿轮一啮合, 机器就启动了.
* One cog-wheel engages with another. 一齿轮与另一齿轮啮合.
(b) [Tn] cause (parts of a machine, etc) to lock together or fit into each other 使（机器零件等）啮合, 衔接
*engage the clutch/first gear, eg in a car, when driving 使离合器啮合[挂一挡]（如开车时）.
5 [Tt] (dated fml 旧, 文) bind oneself by a promise; guarantee 允诺; 答应; 保证
*a lawyer engaged to undertake the sale of the house immediately 受聘将房子立即出售的律师.
6 (phr v) engage (sb) in sth (cause sb to) take part in or be occupied in sth （使某人）参加某事或从事某事
*I have no time to engage in gossip. 我无暇闲聊.
* be engaged in politics, business 从政、做生意
* I engaged him in conversation. 我让他加入谈话.
v
1 [Tn, Cn.n/a] ~ sb (as sth) (fml 文) arrange to employ sb; hire sb 聘用某人; 雇用某人
*engage a new secretary 聘用一新秘书
* He's been engaged to decorate the house. 他受雇装饰这所房子.
* She was engaged as an interpreter. 她应聘当译员.
2 [Tn] (fml 文) occupy or attract (sb's thoughts, time, etc) 占用（某人的时间）; 吸引（某人的注意力等）
*Nothing engages his attention for long. 什么事都无法使他长时间精神集中.
* The woman's plight engaged our sympathy. 那女人的困难处境引起我们的同情.
3 [I, Tn] (fml 文) begin fighting with (sb) 与（某人）交战
*Our orders are to engage (the enemy) immediately. 我们的命令是立即（与敌军）开战.
* The two armies were fiercely engaged for several hours. 两军激战达数小时.
4 (a) [I, Ipr] ~ (with sth) (of parts of a machine, etc) lock or fit together （指机器零件等）啮合, 衔接
*The two cog-wheels engaged and the machine started. 那两个齿轮一啮合, 机器就启动了.
* One cog-wheel engages with another. 一齿轮与另一齿轮啮合.
(b) [Tn] cause (parts of a machine, etc) to lock together or fit into each other 使（机器零件等）啮合, 衔接
*engage the clutch/first gear, eg in a car, when driving 使离合器啮合[挂一挡]（如开车时）.
5 [Tt] (dated fml 旧, 文) bind oneself by a promise; guarantee 允诺; 答应; 保证
*a lawyer engaged to undertake the sale of the house immediately 受聘将房子立即出售的律师.
6 (phr v) engage (sb) in sth (cause sb to) take part in or be occupied in sth （使某人）参加某事或从事某事
*I have no time to engage in gossip. 我无暇闲聊.
* be engaged in politics, business 从政、做生意
* I engaged him in conversation. 我让他加入谈话.
engage
v formal
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French;Origin: engager, from gage 'something given as a promise']
[I always + preposition]
to be doing or to become involved in an activity
engage in/on/upon
Only 10% of American adults engage in regular exercise.
The two parties engaged upon an escalating political struggle.
Mr Armstrong was engaged in prayer.
engage in doing sth
Despite her illness, she remains actively engaged in shaping policy.
[T]
to attract someone's attention and keep them interested
engage sb's interest/attention
The toy didn't engage her interest for long.
engage sb in conversation
(=start talking to them)
engage with sb/sth
to get involved with other people and their ideas in order to understand them
Are you so tired you don't have the energy to engage with your kids?
[T]formal
to employ someone to do a particular job
engage sb to do sth
Her father engaged a tutor to improve her maths.
engage sb as sth
We'd be able to engage local people as volunteers.
[I and T]
if you engage part of a machine, or if it engages, it moves so that it fits into another part of the machine
≠ disengage
She engaged the clutch and the car moved.
engage with
The wheel engages with the cog and turns it.
[I and T]
to begin to fight an enemy
American forces did not directly engage.
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French;Origin: engager, from gage 'something given as a promise']
[I always + preposition]
to be doing or to become involved in an activity
engage in/on/upon
Only 10% of American adults engage in regular exercise.
The two parties engaged upon an escalating political struggle.
Mr Armstrong was engaged in prayer.
engage in doing sth
Despite her illness, she remains actively engaged in shaping policy.
[T]
to attract someone's attention and keep them interested
engage sb's interest/attention
The toy didn't engage her interest for long.
engage sb in conversation
(=start talking to them)
engage with sb/sth
to get involved with other people and their ideas in order to understand them
Are you so tired you don't have the energy to engage with your kids?
[T]formal
to employ someone to do a particular job
engage sb to do sth
Her father engaged a tutor to improve her maths.
engage sb as sth
We'd be able to engage local people as volunteers.
[I and T]
if you engage part of a machine, or if it engages, it moves so that it fits into another part of the machine
≠ disengage
She engaged the clutch and the car moved.
engage with
The wheel engages with the cog and turns it.
[I and T]
to begin to fight an enemy
American forces did not directly engage.
1. The most beneficial forms of exercise, he says, engage both.
他说，最有益的运动是身心兼顾。
2. Numerous studies show that children who engage in regular physical activity do better in school than their inactive classmates.
许多研究表明，经常进行体育锻炼的孩子，在学业上比他们那些不活动的同学优秀。
3. "Do you seek to enter the United States to engage in export control violations, destructive or terrorist activities or any illegal purpose?"
做过性奴隶或皮条客吗？你到美国会从事违反出口管制的活动、破坏性或恐怖性活动、或任何其他非法活动吗？
4. So be yourself. Don’t engage in a personal cover-up of areas that are unpleasing in your life.
因此，要表现出真正的自我。别去设法掩盖生活中那些不尽人意的方面。
5. Unable to engage in many activities, my father still tried to participate in some way.
虽说很多活动父亲都不能参加，但他还是试着通过某种方式去参与。
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他说，最有益的运动是身心兼顾。
2. Numerous studies show that children who engage in regular physical activity do better in school than their inactive classmates.
许多研究表明，经常进行体育锻炼的孩子，在学业上比他们那些不活动的同学优秀。
3. "Do you seek to enter the United States to engage in export control violations, destructive or terrorist activities or any illegal purpose?"
做过性奴隶或皮条客吗？你到美国会从事违反出口管制的活动、破坏性或恐怖性活动、或任何其他非法活动吗？
4. So be yourself. Don’t engage in a personal cover-up of areas that are unpleasing in your life.
因此，要表现出真正的自我。别去设法掩盖生活中那些不尽人意的方面。
5. Unable to engage in many activities, my father still tried to participate in some way.
虽说很多活动父亲都不能参加，但他还是试着通过某种方式去参与。
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