Engage
[ ɪn'ɡedʒ ]
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vt. 吸引住;聘用;与…交战;
vi. 与…建立密切关系;衔接;从事;紧密结合;
💡 词根助记
en做+gage=pledge承诺 →做出承诺 → 订婚
📝 例句
I will never engage myself to one who has no manly independence.
我永远不会爱上一个没有男子气概，不能自立的人。
Amines can engage in nucleophile substitution reaction with alky.
胺能参加与卤代烷的亲核取代反应。
He was busily engaged in painting the furniture.
他忙于油漆家具。
The book engaged my full attention.
这本书把我完全吸引住了。
They engage in the study of music.
他们从事音乐研究。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ en-拼音“恩”,gage-量具:聘用恩人研究量具
※ en-前缀“使”,gage-抵押:使抵押品成为订婚礼物
※ eng-english 英国,age-年龄:在英国,聘用某人,年龄是一个重要的问题
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
engage
v
1 [Tn, Cn.n/a]
~ sb (as sth) (fml 文) arrange to employ sb; hire sb 聘用某人; 雇用某人
engage a new secretary 聘用一新秘书
He's been engaged to decorate the house. 他受雇装饰这所房子.
She was engaged as an interpreter. 她应聘当译员.
2 [Tn] (fml 文) occupy or attract (sb's thoughts, time, etc) 占用（某人的时间）; 吸引（某人的注意力等）
Nothing engages his attention for long. 什麽事都无法使他长时间精神集中.
The woman's plight engaged our sympathy. 那女人的困难处境引起我们的同情.
3 [I, Tn] (fml 文) begin fighting with (sb) 与（某人）交战
Our orders are to engage (the enemy) immediately. 我们的命令是立即（与敌军）开战.
The two armies were fiercely engaged for several hours. 两军激战达数小时.
4
(a) [I, Ipr] ~ (with sth) (of parts of a machine, etc) lock or fit together （指机器零件等）啮合, 衔接
The two cog-wheels engaged and the machine started. 那两个齿轮一啮合, 机器就启动了.
One cog-wheel engages with another. 一齿轮与另一齿轮啮合.
(b) [Tn] cause (parts of a machine, etc) to lock together or fit into each other 使（机器零件等）啮合, 衔接
engage the clutch/first gear, eg in a car, when driving 使离合器啮合[挂一挡]（如开车时）.
5 [Tt] (dated fml 旧, 文) bind oneself by a promise; guarantee 允诺; 答应; 保证
a lawyer engaged to undertake the sale of the house immediately 受聘将房子立即出售的律师.
6 (phr v) engage (sb) in sth (cause sb to) take part in or be occupied in sth （使某人）参加某事或从事某事
I have no time to engage in gossip. 我无暇闲聊.
be engaged in politics, business 从政、 做生意
I engaged him in conversation. 我让他加入谈话.
🎯 考研助记
应该结（谐音）：应该结婚- 定婚 使(en)抵押品(gage)成为 订婚礼物 网友：yqy补充： en放进，gage抵压品：保证，使订婚
🔁 扩展释义
*[in'geidʒ]vi. 答应, 从事, 交战vt. 使忙碌, 雇佣, 预定, 使从事于, 使参加【法】 从事, 保证, 约束相关词组: engage oneself
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But I promise you, Alexandra,
但是我向你保证，Alexandra，
He who lives in glass house should not throw stones.
正人先正己。
For years we've been demanding better housing and jobs.
多年来我们一直要求改善住房和工作条件。