engaged
[in'geidʒd]
adj.忙碌的, 使用中的, 订婚了的
例句与用法:
They are engaged in interior trade.
他们从事国内贸易。
I engaged the clutch and the car moved forwards.
我踩下离合器,汽车便朝前开了。
The professor is engaged in advanced studies.
该教授正进行高深的学术研究。
Jack and Anne are engaged.
杰克和安妮订婚了。
I have engaged a room at this hotel.
我已经在这个旅馆里预订了一个房间。
词形变化:
名词: engager | 动词过去式: engaged | 动词过去分词: engaged | 动词现在分词: engaging | 动词第三人称单数: engages |
a.
1. 从事……的; 忙于……的[(+in/on)][F]
He is engaged in his business.
他忙于他的生意。
We are engaged in compiling a dictionary.
我们正忙于编一本字典。
2. 已订婚的[(+to)]
Bill is engaged to Betty.
比尔和贝蒂订了婚。
Edward and I are engaged.
爱德华和我订了婚。
3. (时间)被占用的; 【英】(电话)使用中的[F]
The number is engaged.
该电话正在讲话中。
My time is fully engaged.
我的时间完全被占用了。
engaged
词形变化:
名词: engager | 动词过去式: engaged | 动词过去分词: engaged | 动词现在分词: engaging | 动词第三人称单数: engages |
同义词:
absorb | occupy | engross | involve | employ | charm | hold | appoint | take on | battle | fight | combat | contest | keep | connect | slot in | hire | entangle | take | grip | agree | promise | contract for | immerse | work | bespeak | conscript | commission | preoccupy | play | interlock | captivate | catch | lock | rent | wage | mesh | affiance | operate | enlist | lease | plight | pursue | charter | busy | betroth | prosecute |
反义词:
词义辨析:
同义:
a.忙于……的
occupied
busy
engrossed
absorbed
immersed in
preoccupied
working
involved
employed
a.保证的
pledged
promised
committed
stipulated
betrothed
affianced
plighted
spoken for
bound
a.正交战的
battling
fighting
combatting
warring
contending
struggling
wrestling
同义参见:
on
destined
反义参见:
disengaged
engagedengaged[inˈɡeidʒd]adj.1.■接合的, 啮合的2.■在使用中的, (电话)占线的
adjective
- [predic.]busy; occupied
忙的,没空的
I told him I was otherwise engaged.
我告诉他我在忙别的事。
■(Brit.)(of a telephone line) unavailable because already in use
(英)(电话线路)忙的,占线的
■(of a toilet) already in use
(卫生间)在使用中的,有人的 - having formally agreed to marry
已订婚的 - (Architecture)(of a column) attached to or partly let into a wall
(建筑)(圆柱)附墙的,部分砌在墙内的
engaged
动词 engage:
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
engage or engross wholly
同义词:absorb, engross, engage, occupy
engage or hire for work
ask to represent; of legal counsel
同义词:engage
give to in marriage
同义词:betroth, engage, affiance, plight
get caught
同义词:engage
carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)
hire for work or assistance
engage for service under a term of contract
同义词:lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take
keep engaged
同义词:engage, mesh, lock, operate
形容词 engaged:
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
同义词:occupied
involved in military hostilities
reserved in advance
(of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line)
(used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting
同义词:meshed, intermeshed
having services contracted for
built against or attached to a wall
pledged to be married
engaged
■Some boys were engaged in a ding-dong battle on the playground surrounded by a circle of gaping class-mates.
一些男孩在操场上打斗得难解难分,围观的同学看得目瞪口呆,十分惊讶。
■Some of the bigger firms are engaged in researches.
一些较大的公司从事了研究工作。
■The teeth of one wheel engaged with those of the other.
一只轮子的齿与另一只轮子的齿相齿合。
■I was otherwise engaged last Sunday evening.
上星期天晚上我另外有约。; 上星期天晚上我另外有事。
■A person to whom one is engaged to be married.
与其订了婚的人
■The thoughts of both engaged elsewhere.
两个人的思想都集中在别的方面。
■The armies engaged early in the morning.
两军一大早就交战了。
■The two armies were fiercely engaged for several hours.
两军激战达数小时。
■The state of being at war or being engaged in a warlike conflict.
交战处于战争或有战争危险的冲突状态
■One that is hostile or aggressive, especially one that is engaged in war.
交战者敌对的或爱寻衅的人或一方,尤指参与战争者
■Man is engaged in a constant struggle with.
人类不断地与大自然竞争。
■Man is engaged in a constant struggle with Nature.
人类与大自然进行不懈的斗争。
■To be engaged in(a vocation or hobby, for example).
从事(例如,一种职业或爱好)
■In another sense, we are engaged in an experiment.
从另一个意义来说,我们现在做的事都是一个试验。
■He once engaged in anti-government activity.
他一度从事反政府的活动。
■He is largely engaged in writing.
他主要是从事写作。
■He was engaged in medical research.
他从事于医学的研究。
■He is engaged in studies in linguistics.
他从事于语言学的研究。
■He has engaged in farming for 20 years.
他从事农作已有二十年。
■He was engaged in politics for many years.
他从事政治活动多年。
■He has engaged in rather shady occupation.
他从事相当不明不白的职业。
■He is engaged in scientific pursuit.
他从事科学研究。
■He is engaged in scientific research.
他从事科研工作。
■He engaged in teaching for several years.
他从事过几年教学工作。
■They also engaged in the debate.
他们也参加了辩论。
■They are engaged in interior trade.
他们从事国内贸易。
■They are engaged in the supply of small parts for replacement.
他们从事提供备用小零件的工作。
■They are engaged in import and export.
他们做进出口贸易。
■They rushed forward and engaged the enemy in bayonet charges.
他们冲向前和敌人拼上了刺刀。
■They are engaged to be married(= to each other).
他们已经订婚。
■Some of them are engaged in advanced studies.
他们有些人在进行高级研究工作。
■They were engaged in conversation.
他们正谈得来劲。
■They have engaged in trade for many years.
他们经商已多年。
■They may be engaged for weeks,months or even years.
他们订婚的关系可以持续几个星期、几个月甚至是几年。
■They engaged the young man in a new project.
他们让这位年轻人参与一个新项目。
■They engaged the girl as an interpreter.
他们雇用那个女孩当翻译。
■He just was engaged in the pharmacy 16 years old.
他十六岁就从事药学。
■He engaged in his father's business.
他受雇于他父亲的企业。
■He' s been engaged to decorate the house.
他受雇装饰这所房子.
■He is engaged in his military studies.
他大概在琢磨他的军事问题吧。
■He engaged in a serious study of the problem .
他对这个问题进行了认真地研究。
■He is engaged in his business.
他忙於他的生意。
■He got engaged to her when working in Xian.
他是在西安工作时和她订婚的。
■He is now engaged on his second novel.
他正埋头写他的第二部小说。
■He is engaged in the organization of a club.
他正忙于组织一个俱乐部。
■He was busily engaged repairing his bike.
他正忙着修他的自行车。
■He is busily engaged in writing a thesis.
他正忙着写论文。
■He is engaged in the development of his business.
他正致力于发展他的营业。
■He is currently engaged as a consultant.
他现在受雇为顾问。
■He is currently engaged in dialect research.
他目前从事于方言的研究。