engage
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ɪn'geɪdʒ; en-ɪn'geɪdʒɪn'ɡeɪdʒ]
- 美式音标 [ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ]
- 国际音标 [in'ɡeidʒ]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- vt. 吸引,占用;使参加;雇佣;使订婚;预定
- vi. 从事;参与;答应,保证;交战;啮合
词源解说
- 15世纪初期进入英语,直接源自古法语的en gage,意为在……承诺上;最初源自古日耳曼语的wadiare,意为承诺。
词根记忆
- en(使…) + gage(挑战)→从事挑战→使从事
- en(使…) + gage(挑战)→使接受挑战→(使)从事于
同根派生
- adj性质的同根词
- engaged:使用中的,忙碌的。
- engaging:迷人的。
- adv性质的同根词
- engagingly:动人地;吸引人地。
- n性质的同根词
- engagement:婚约;约会;交战;诺言。
- v性质的同根词
- engaged:保证;约定;同…订婚(engage的过去分词)。
- engaging:参加(engage的ing形式);保证;雇用。
用法辨析
- engage的基本意思是“约定”,即凭借契约、誓言或诺言等约束人或事。用于约束别人,即表示“雇”“聘”; 用于约束自己,则表示“许诺”“保证”。这种允诺可信,有约束力,并将履行一段时间,如“订婚”等。引申可表示“占用,吸引,引起”或“使忙于,使从事”等。
- engage主要用作及物动词,接名词、代词作宾语。作“雇,聘”解时可以接以as短语充当补足语的复合宾语。作“保证”解时可接for+名词或that从句,也可接oneself+to- v 构成的复合结构。
- engage接介词in可表示“参加”; 接介词with可表示“交战”; 表示“订婚”则接介词to。
- engage表示“使某人订婚”,be engaged to sb表示“跟某人订婚”。When did he become engaged to her? 他跟她什么时候订婚?
- 不加介词时engage表示“雇佣”的意思;
- be engaged in和engage in的比较:一般来说,两者意思相似,不过前者强调状态,后者强调行为。但在表示一时的行为时,两者有所不同。He is engaged in a game of tennis. 他现在从事于打网球。He engages in a game of tennis every morning. 他每天早晨忙于打网球。
v. (动词)
英汉例句
- He has engaged a new secretary.
他已雇了一位新秘书。 - Can you engage that all his statements are trustworthy?
你能担保他的话都可靠吗? - He engaged to read the book.
他答应看这本书。 - He engaged himself to pay back the money.
他保证还钱。 - He engaged Mary as a secretary.
他聘玛丽当秘书。
用作动词 (v.)
用作及物动词: S+~+ n./pron.
S+~+that-clause
S+~+to- v
用作宾补动词: S+~+ pron./n. +to- v
S+~+ n./pron. +as n.
词组短语
- engage a hall 租下大厅
- engage a room 预订房间
- engage at once 立即开始
- engage actively 积极从事
- engage busily 忙于
- engage exclusively 全力从事
用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
~+副词
英英字典
- (EMPLOY) to employ someone
- (INTEREST) to interest someone in something and keep them thinking about it
- (FIT TOGETHER) to make one part of a machine fit into and move together with another part of a machine
- (BEGIN FIGHTING) to attack or begin to fight someone
- (TEACH) to teach someone, especially a class of children, or to keep someone busy
- If you engage in an activity, you do it or are actively involved with it.
- If something engages you or your attention or interest, it keeps you interested in it and thinking about it.
- If you engage someone in conversation, you have a conversation with them.
- 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.
- engagement
- If you engage someone to do a particular job, you appoint them to do it.
- &rarrsee also engaged , engaging
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专业释义
- 接合
- 占线
- 占用
- 交锋
- 结合
- 使附联
- 进攻,攻击;与(敌人)交战,使(军队)交战:
- 交战,交火,交手 (with):