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engagement
英 [ɪn'geɪdʒm(ə)nt; en-]
美[ɪn'ɡedʒmənt]
- n. 婚约；约会；交战；诺言
英英释意
- 1. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war;
- "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"
- "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"
- 2. a meeting arranged in advance;
- "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"
- 3. a mutual promise to marry
- 4. the act of giving someone a job
- 5. employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time;
- "the play had bookings throughout the summer"
- 6. contact by fitting together;
- "the engagement of the clutch"
- "the meshing of gears"
- 7. the act of sharing in the activities of a group;
- "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"