engaged

汉语翻译

a. 忙碌的, 使用中的
相关词组:
be engaged in...

英语解释：

动词 engage:

1. carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
   同义词：prosecute, engage, pursue
2. engage or engross wholly
   同义词：absorb, engross, engage, occupy
3. engage or hire for work
   同义词：hire, engage, employ
4. ask to represent; of legal counsel
   同义词：engage
5. give to in marriage
   同义词：betroth, engage, affiance, plight
6. get caught
   同义词：engage
7. carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)
   同义词：engage, wage
8. hire for work or assistance
   同义词：engage, enlist
9. engage for service under a term of contract
   同义词：lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take
10. keep engaged
    同义词：engage, mesh, lock, operate

形容词 engaged:

1. having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
   同义词：occupied
2. involved in military hostilities
3. reserved in advance
   同义词：booked, set-aside
4. (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line)
   同义词：busy, in use
5. (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting
   同义词：meshed, intermeshed
6. having services contracted for
7. built against or attached to a wall
8. pledged to be married
   同义词：affianced, bespoken, betrothed, pledged

例句：

1. They are engaged in interior trade.
   他们从事国内贸易。
2. I engaged the clutch and the car moved forwards.
   我踩下离合器，汽车便朝前开了。
3. The professor is engaged in advanced studies.
   该教授正进行高深的学术研究。
4. Jack and Anne are engaged.
   杰克和安妮订婚了。
5. I have engaged a room at this hotel.
   我已经在这个旅馆里预订了一个房间。

详细解释：

en.gaged

adj.（形容词）
Employed, occupied, or busy.
使用的，被占用的，繁忙的
Committed, as to a cause.
投身于（一项事业）的
Pledged to marry; betrothed:
订了婚的；已订婚的：
例句：
an engaged couple.
一对订婚的情侣

Involved in conflict or battle.
卷入矛盾或战争中
Being in gear; meshed.
嵌入的；有网孔的
Partly imbedded in, built into, or attached to another part, as columns on a wall.
部分嵌入的：部分嵌入或砌入或附到另一部分上的，如嵌入墙柱