engagement /ɪnˈgeɪʤmənt/ noun plural engagements
plural engagements
Learner's definition of ENGAGEMENT
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[count] : an agreement to be married : the act of becoming engaged or the state of being engaged to be married订婚;婚约 —
often used before another noun常用于另一名词前 2 [count]
a : a promise to meet or be present at a particular place and time约会;约定;安排 -
He was forced to decline due to a previous engagement. [=commitment, appointment]由于之前已有安排,他只能婉言谢绝。
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We have a dinner engagement this weekend.本周末我们安排了一顿晚宴。
b : a job as a performer演出任务 3
: the act or state of being involved with something : involvement参加;从事;卷入 [singular]
[noncount]
4
: a fight between military forces交战;开战;战斗 [count]
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5
[noncount] formal : the act of hiring someone to do work or to perform a service雇用;聘用 6
[noncount] : the act or result of moving a mechanism or part of a machine so that it fits into another part(机械装置或机器零件的)接合,啮合