- [countable]
an agreement to marry somebody; the period during which two people are engaged 订婚；订婚期间 Their engagement was announced in the local paper. 他们订婚的消息已在当地报纸上公布。 - engagement (to somebody)
She has broken off her engagement to Charles. 她已解除同查尔斯的婚约。 an engagement party 订婚宴会 a long/short engagement 长／短婚约期 He announced his engagement to his long-time girlfriend. 他宣布与相处已久的女友订婚。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- broken
- announce
- celebrate
- break
- …
- ring
- party
- engagement to
- [countable]
an arrangement to do something at a particular time, especially something official or something connected with your job （尤指正式的或与工作有关的）约定，约会，预约 an engagement book/diary 预约簿／日志 He has a number of social engagements next week. 他下周有几次社交约会。 It was her first official engagement. 那是她第一次正式约会。 I had to refuse because of a prior engagement. 我因为已经有预约只好拒绝了。
Extra ExamplesI don't keep an engagement diary these days. 这些天我没有写订婚日记。 It is important that I keep this engagement. 我要遵守这个约会，这很重要。 The president fell ill and was forced to cancel all public engagements. 总统生病，被迫取消了所有约定的公众活动。 The chairman will carry out no official public engagements during the month of August. 8 月份主席不会举行官方的公众活动。 Mrs Meyer regrets that she is unable to attend owing to a previous engagement. 迈耶夫人因有约在先而不能前来，她对此表示遗憾。 He had an important engagement with his financial adviser. 他与他的财务顾问有一个很重要的约谈。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- previous
- prior
- important
- …
- have
- keep
- carry out
- …
- engagement with
- [uncountable] (formal)
being involved with somebody/something in an attempt to understand them/it （与…的）密切关系；（对…的）了解 - engagement (with somebody/something)
Her views are based on years of engagement with the problems of the inner city. 她的观点是以多年对内城区问题的了解为基础的。 - engagement (in something)
the lack of engagement in politics 缺乏政治参与
Extra ExamplesHer church promoted civic engagement. 她的教会促进了公民参与。 Higher education can contribute to civic engagement. 高等教育能够促进公民参与。 his serious intellectual engagement with this issue 他对这个问题认真理智的处理 the decline in political engagement 政治参与的减少
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- constructive
- effective
- active
- …
- encourage
- promote
- facilitate
- …
- engagement in
- engagement with
- engagement (with somebody/something)
- [countable, uncountable] (specialist)
fighting between two armies, etc. 战斗；交战 - [uncountable, countable] (British English)
an arrangement to employ somebody; the process of employing somebody 雇用；聘用
before marriage婚前
arrangement to do something约定
being involved联系
fighting战斗
employment雇用
Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the general sense ‘a legal or moral obligation’): French, from engager ‘to pledge’.