🔍 牛津詞典
🔍 朗文詞典
🔍 劍橋詞典
🔍 柯林斯詞典
🔍 麥美倫詞典
🔍 韋氏詞典 🎯

檢索以下詞典：
(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯！)
最近搜尋：
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2038 COCA: 1387

engage

1 of 2

verb

en·​gage in-ˈgāj How to pronounce engage (audio)
en-
engaged; engaging

transitive verb

1
: to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end
engaged his all in the king's cause
2
a
obsolete : to entangle or entrap in or as if in a snare or bog
b
: to attract and hold by influence or power
c
: to interlock with : mesh
also : to cause (mechanical parts) to mesh
engage the clutch
3
: to bind (someone, such as oneself) to do something
especially : to bind by a pledge to marry
4
a
: to provide occupation for : involve
engage him in a new project
b
: to arrange to obtain the use or services of : hire
engage a lawyer
5
a
: to hold the attention of : engross
her work engages her completely
b
: to induce to participate
engaged the shy boy in conversation
6
a
: to enter into contest or battle with
engage the enemy
b
: to bring together or interlock (weapons)
7
: to deal with especially at length

intransitive verb

1
a
: to pledge oneself : promise
b
: to make a guarantee
he engages for the honesty of his brother
2
a
: to begin and carry on an enterprise or activity
—used with in
engaged in trade for many years
b
: to do or take part in something
—used with in
engage in healthy activitiesengage in bad conduct
c
: to give attention to something : deal
failing to engage with the problem
3
: to enter into conflict or battle
4
: to come together and interlock
the gears engaged

engagé

2 of 2

adjective

en·​ga·​gé ˌäⁿ-ˌgä-ˈzhā How to pronounce engagé (audio)
: committed to or supportive of a cause

Did you know?

Engagé is the past participle of the French verb engager, meaning "to engage." The French have used "engagé" since the 19th century to describe socially or politically active people. The term became particularly fashionable in the wake of World War II, when French writers, artists, and intellectuals felt it was increasingly important for them to take a stand on political or social issues and represent their attitudes in their art. By 1946, English speakers had adopted the word for their own politically relevant writing or art, and within a short time "engagé" was being used generally for any passionate commitment to a cause.

Synonyms

Verb

Example Sentences

Verb He was engaged as a tutor. He sure can engage an audience. The story engaged my interest. The troops prepared to engage the enemy. The troops prepared to engage with the enemy.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
The book club is a face-to-face interaction versus a shoulder-to-shoulder one where men pay attention to something else and don’t really engage. Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022 Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment and generally does not engage with the professional news media. Matt Mcfarland, CNN, 7 Sep. 2022 Police advised the resident to stay on his own property and not engage with the neighbor anymore. Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 3 Sep. 2022 That’s because the temperature sensors think the grill is still on, and so the ignite sequence won’t engage. Amanda Shapiro, Bon Appétit, 2 Sep. 2022 Amazon is going after 10,000 Facebook groups that the retail giant claims incentivize writing fake reviews, and the FTC sent a notice last October to more than 700 U.S. companies, warning them not to engage in the practice. Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 31 Aug. 2022 There are subsets of populations that will not engage with a mental health clinician. BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2022 This is not a time to use video calls and meetings to not engage with our employees. Joe Hart, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2022 Around Kherson, Ukraine won’t engage Russian forces head-on, said Mykhailo Podolyak, a Ukrainian presidential adviser. Daniel Michaels, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, from Anglo-French engager, from en- + gage pledge, gage

Adjective

French, past participle of engager to engage

First Known Use

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Adjective

1946, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of engage was in the 15th century

Phrases Containing engage

👨🏻‍🏫 Mr. Ng 韋氏詞典 📚 – mw.mister5️⃣.net
切換為繁體中文
Site Uptime