engagement
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"Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"
"he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"
"she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"
"the play had bookings throughout the summer"
"the engagement of the clutch"
"the meshing of gears"
"the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"
1.约会;约定
Anengagement is an arrangement that you have made to do something at a particular time.
e.g. He had anengagement at a restaurant in Greek Street at eight.
他8点在希腊街的一个餐厅有个约会。
e.g. ...business-related social engagements.
与公事有关的社交约会
2.婚约
Anengagement is an agreement that two people have made with each other to get married.
e.g. I've broken off myengagement to Arthur...
我已经解除了与阿瑟的婚约。
e.g. Announcing ourengagement was a relief.
宣布婚约让我们松了一口气。
3.订婚期
You can refer to the period of time during which two people are engaged as theirengagement .
e.g. I felt ourengagement was quite an unhappy time.
我觉得我们订婚期间非常不愉快。
4.交战;战斗
A militaryengagement is an armed conflict between two enemies.
e.g. The constitution prohibits them from militaryengagement on foreign soil.
宪法禁止他们在外国采取军事行动。
5. see also: engage
1. 约会：我约会(engagement)过的人中,最有钱的年薪 25万,这似乎是我的上限. 要住进纽约中心公园以西的高尚住宅区,年薪25万远远不够. 我是来诚心诚意请教的. 有几个(couple)具体的问题:一、有钱的单身汉一般都在哪里消磨时光?
2. 订婚：此外对四个重要时刻:第一次见面(First meeting),订婚(engagement),结婚(Wedding),喜筵(Reception)各精选了两张照片,贴在A4纸上,配上简短解释,附在申请表后面.
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。
The general tried to avoid an engagement with the enemy.
将军竭力避免与敌军交火。
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。
The terms of engagement are to be agreed in writing.
聘用条款应有书面协议。
He has a number of social engagements next week.
他下周有几次社交约会。
an engagement book'/diary
预约簿 / 日志
a long'/short engagement
长 / 短婚约期
Their engagement was announced in the local paper.
他们订婚的消息已在当地报纸上公布。
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
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。
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。
...business-related social engagements.
与公事有关的社交约会
I've broken off my engagement to Arthur...
我已经解除了与阿瑟的婚约。
Announcing our engagement was a relief.
宣布婚约让我们松了一口气。
I felt our engagement was quite an unhappy time.
我觉得我们订婚期间非常不愉快。
Since you have a previous engagement, why didn't you say so?
既然有事, 何不早说?
When Mary broke off the engagement, John seemed to be in a flat spin.
玛丽解除婚姻后, 约翰似乎精神失常了.
She backed out of her engagement.
她没遵守婚约.
He cannot go for he has a previous engagement.
他不能去,因他已先有约会.
I have a prior engagement at five.
我已经先有一个在五点钟的约会.
It was my mother's very own engagement ring.
这正是我母亲自己的订婚戒指.
Owing to a previous engagement, I shan't be able to come.
因事先另有约会, 我无法前来.
The couple eventually wed after three year engagement.
这对夫妇在订婚三年后终于结婚了.
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.
John has broken off his engagement to Mary.
约翰已和玛丽解除了婚约.
I can't see you on Monday because I have a previous engagement.
星期一我不能见你,因为我有约在先.
Their secret engagement was finally revealed. I always say murder will out.
他们的密约终于被揭露了,我常说纸是包不住火的.
The engagement has been called off.
婚约取消了.
Another method of effecting engagement..by wheels in rolling contact.
出自：W. J. M. RankineWithin three weeks of our engagement..we were married.
出自：S. SpenderHe broke off his engagement.
出自：A. Storr