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词汇 engagement
释义 engagement
noun
uk /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ.mənt/ us /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ.mənt/

engagementnoun (MARRIAGE)


[ C ]
an agreement to marry someone: 订婚
announce your engagementThey announced their engagement at the party on Saturday.他们在周六的聚会上宣布了他们订婚的消息。
engagement partyThey held a big engagement party for their daughter.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Marriage, cohabitation & other relationships
adulteress
affinal
as husband and wifeidiom
be an itemidiom
be shacked upidiom
have an affair
have something going with someoneidiom
hear wedding bellsidiom
hitched
honest
matrimonially
matrimony
monogamist
monogamous
ménage à trois
seven-year itch
shack
shack up
situationship
something

engagementnoun (ARRANGEMENT)


[ C ]formal
an arrangement to meet someone or do something at a particular time: 约定;约会;预约
a dinner engagement晚餐预约
previous/prior engagementI'm afraid I have a previous/prior engagement (= another arrangement already made).对不起,我已经有约了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Meeting people
acquaintance
ayup
bump into someone
conclave
counter-rally
cross someone's path/cross paths with someoneidiom
make yourself knownidiom
mass
meeting
muster point
open house
paths crossidiom
pay your respectsidiom
play date
power breakfast
power lunch
re-encounter
re-meet
rendezvous
respect

engagementnoun (FIGHTING)


[ C or U ] military specialized
the act of beginning to fight someone, or a period of time in a war交战,交火;战斗
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Fighting
armed combat
arms
array
battle cry
bellicosity
blood diamond
bloodlessly
conflict
engage
firefight
gunfight
pick on someone your own sizeidiom
rabbit punch
refight
remobilization
remobilize
scuffle
see action
tilt at windmillsidiom
tussle

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Attacking & invading

engagementnoun (INTEREST)


[ U ]
the fact of being involved with something:
engagement withHe was known for his engagement with the problems of the most difficult students.
engagement intheir lack of engagement in politics
[ U ]
the process of encouraging people to be interested in the work of an organization, etc.:
public engagementThis article outlines the council's communication and public engagement strategy.
engagement officerThe charity is currently recruiting for an experienced engagement officer.
[ U ] business, internet & telecoms specialized
the process of people looking at and reacting to particular information online, for example a particular company's social media posts:
Focus on content that builds engagement.
Content such as videos and memes will improve your social media engagement.
Interactive posts, whether they require the user to swipe, tap, click, key press, or comment, bring more engagement to a social media profile.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Taking part and getting involved
actor
all in
along
attendee
be (a) party to somethingidiom
concern
engage
go all in
go in on something
hat
have a dog in the fightidiom
have a horse in the raceidiom
mess
muscle
participatory
pitch in
plunge
plunge in/plunge into something
punch above your weightidiom
thick

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Getting involved for one's own benefit or against others' will
Internet terminology
Advertising and marketing

engagement | American Dictionary


engagement
noun[ C ]
us/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ·mənt/

engagementnoun[C] (ARRANGEMENT TO MEET)


an arrangement to do something or meet someone at a particular time and place:
We have a dinner engagement Thursday.
The Dance Theatre of Harlem began a two-week engagement at the Kennedy Center.
The governor has numerous speaking engagements (= arrangements to give formal speeches) next month.

engagementnoun[C] (BEGIN FIGHTING)


the act of beginning to fight someone, or a period of time in a war:
a military engagement
the act of promising that you intend to marry, or the state of having decided to get married:
They announced their engagement.

engagement | Business English


engagement
noun
uk /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/us
[ C ]
an arrangement to do something, or to be somewhere:
a speaking/public engagementHe is currently out of town on a speaking engagement.
a prior/previous engagementI'm afraid she can't come; she has a previous engagement.
[ U ] HR
the fact of employing someone:
There were concerns about variability in the rates of pay and the terms of engagement of part-time tutors.
 without engagement
COMMERCE
used to show that something, for example a price, can be changed:
Please contact us for a written offer without engagement.
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