engagement

noun

婚前 before marriage

1. 订婚；订婚期间
   an agreement to marry sb; the period during which two people are engaged
   1. Their engagement was announced in the local paper.
      他们订婚的消息已在当地报纸上公布。
   2. She has broken off her engagement to Charles.
      她已解除同查尔斯的婚约。
   3. an engagement party
      订婚宴会
   4. a long/short engagement
      长 / 短婚约期

约定 arrangement to do sth

2. （尤指正式的或与工作有关的）约定，约会，预约
   an arrangement to do sth at a particular time, especially sth official or sth connected with your job
   1. an engagement book/diary
      预约簿 / 日志
   2. He has a number of social engagements next week.
      他下周有几次社交约会。
   3. It was her first official engagement .
      那是她第一次正式约会。
   4. I had to refuse because of a prior engagement .
      我因为已经有预约只好拒绝了。

战斗 fighting

3. 战斗；交战
   fighting between two armies, etc.
   1. The general tried to avoid an engagement with the enemy.
      将军竭力避免与敌军交火。

联系 being involved

4. （与…的）密切关系；（对…的）了解
   being involved with sb/sth in an attempt to understand them/it
   1. Her views are based on years of engagement with the problems of the inner city.
      她的观点是以多年对市内中心区问题的了解为基础的。

雇用 employment

5. 雇用；聘用
   an arrangement to employ sb; the process of employing sb
   1. The terms of engagement are to be agreed in writing.
      聘用条款应有书面协议。

1. N-COUNT 约会;约定
   An engagement is an arrangement that you have made to do something at a particular time.
   1. He had an engagement at a restaurant in Greek Street at eight.
      他8点在希腊街的一个餐厅有个约会。
   2. ...business-related social engagements.
      与公事有关的社交约会
2. N-COUNT 婚约
   An engagement is an agreement that two people have made with each other to get married.
   1. I've broken off my engagement to Arthur...
      我已经解除了与阿瑟的婚约。
   2. Announcing our engagement was a relief.
      宣布婚约让我们松了一口气。
3. N-COUNT 订婚期
   You can refer to the period of time during which two people are engaged as their engagement .
   1. I felt our engagement was quite an unhappy time.
      我觉得我们订婚期间非常不愉快。
4. N-VAR 交战;战斗
   A military engagement is an armed conflict between two enemies.
   1. The constitution prohibits them from military engagement on foreign soil.
      宪法禁止他们在外国采取军事行动。
5. See also: engage

1. She was planning to announce her engagement to Peter
   她正计划宣布她和彼得订婚一事。
2. I was absolutely astonished by the reaction to our engagement. Everyone started congratulating us.
   大家对我们订婚的反应让我非常惊讶。所有人都开始祝贺我们。
3. He had an engagement at a restaurant in Greek Street at eight.
   他8点在希腊街的一个餐厅有个约会。
4. I've broken off my engagement to Arthur
   我已经解除了与阿瑟的婚约。
5. Announcing our engagement was a relief.
   宣布婚约让我们松了一口气。
6. I felt our engagement was quite an unhappy time.
   我觉得我们订婚期间非常不愉快。
7. The constitution prohibits them from military engagement on foreign soil.
   宪法禁止他们在外国采取军事行动。
8. The owner knew about the engagement and brought them glasses of champagne on the house.
   店主知道了订婚一事，于是免费请他们喝香槟。
9. I have a luncheon engagement.
   我午饭有约。
10. She chose Maggie to make her up for her engagement photographs
    她选择玛吉为她拍订婚照的时候化妆。
11. I was a little nervous when I announced my engagement to Grace, but I needn't have worried
    我宣布和格雷丝订婚时有点紧张，但我本不必担心的。
12. As for her engagement with Adam, I would say the portents are gloomy.
    至于她和亚当的婚约，我看兆头不妙。
13. I think I found it easier than Nell to keep our engagement quiet.
    我觉得，我比内尔更容易守得住我们订婚的秘密。
14. After a whirlwind romance the couple announced their engagement in July.
    在闪电式的恋爱后，两人在7月宣布订婚。
15. Naomi was showing off her engagement ring
    娜奥米正在炫耀她的订婚戒指。
16. Janis and Kurt have announced their engagement
    贾尼斯和库尔特已宣布订婚。
17. Since you have a previous engagement, why didn't you say so?
    既然有事，何不早说？
18. When Mary broke off the engagement, John seemed to go into a flat spin.
    玛丽毁除婚约，约翰似乎神经失常。
19. He broke off his engagement to her.
    他和她解除了婚约。
20. Have you heard that John has broken off his engagement to mary?
    你听说约翰已和玛丽解除婚约了吗？
21. The singer signed a contract for a two-week engagement.
    那位歌手签了为期两周的演出合同。
22. They declared off their engagement.
    他们取消了婚约。
23. It was my mother's very own engagement ring.
    这正是我母亲自己的订婚戒指。
24. I have an engagement this evening.
    我今天晚上有个约会。
25. In recent years, we have deepened our political engagement.
    近几年，我们已经加深了政治参与。
26. I'm afraid I have a previous lunch engagement.
    恐怕我已午餐有约在先了。
27. I bought her an expensive engagement ring.
    我给她买了一个很贵的订婚戒指。
28. Secretary Clinton has underscored our commitment to work closely with India as we deepen our engagement with ASEAN.
    克林顿国务卿强调了我国在深化与东盟接触时我国与印度密切合作的承诺。
29. We are looking for engagement and synergies but above all for greater coordination and cohesion.
    我们期待参与和协同，但首先是加强协调与凝聚。
30. We have a previous engagement that day.
    我们那天有约了。

  appointment date engagement【导航词义：见面，约会】

  appointment n. 约定，约会

〔辨析〕主要指与某人在某一具体时间、地点见面的正式约定，尤指与工作相关的预约。

  date n. 约会

〔辨析〕指与爱慕的异性或恋人之间的见面。

  engagement n. 约定，约会

〔辨析〕指做某事的正式安排，尤与工作有关。

noun

1. employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
   1. the play had bookings throughout the summer

   Synonym:    booking

2. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
   1. Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga
   2. he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement

   Synonym:    battleconflictfight

3. the act of giving someone a job

   Synonym:    employment

4. the act of sharing in the activities of a group
   1. the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities

   Synonym:    participationinvolvementinvolution

5. a mutual promise to marry

   Synonym:    betrothaltroth

6. contact by fitting together
   1. the engagement of the clutch
   2. the meshing of gears

   Synonym:    meshmeshinginterlocking

7. a meeting arranged in advance
   1. she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date

   Synonym:    dateappointment