单词 | engaged |
释义 | engageden‧gaged /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/ ●●○ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
THESAURUS► married Collocations having a husband or wife: · How long have you been married?· a married couple ► single not married: · Chris is 45 and still single.· single mothers ► engaged having formally agreed to marry someone in the future: · Jane and Pete have just got engaged.· engaged couples ► live together to share a home and have a sexual relationship, but not be married: · More and more couples are choosing to live together rather than get married. ► separated no longer living with your husband or wife because of problems in your marriage: · I think Joan and Brian are separated now. ► divorced no longer married because you have legally ended your marriage: · My parents got divorced when I was 10.· divorced men ► widowed no longer married because your husband or wife has died: · He’s a widowed father of two. Longman Language Activatorwhen you agree to get married► engaged if two people are engaged , they have agreed to get married to each other at some time in the future: · Todd and Ellen have been engaged for about 3 months now.engaged to: · He's engaged to Paul's sister.get engaged (=become engaged): · We got engaged at Christmas.engaged to be married: · You'll be glad to hear that Ralph and I, with my father's consent, are engaged to be married. ► engagement an agreement by two people to get married at some time in the future: announce your engagement (=tell everyone that you are going to get married): · Glennis and John announced their engagement yesterday.break off your engagement (=say that you do not want to be engaged any more): · Anita broke off her engagement when she found out that Paulo had been seeing another woman.engagement ring: · Has he bought you an engagement ring yet? ► set a date also fix/name the day to decide on the exact day for the official marriage ceremony: · Lizzie and George have finally fixed a day for their marriage.· Have the two of you set a date yet? to take part in an event, activity, discussion etc► take part · She wanted to take part but she was too ill.· The program teaches children about conservation, and about 30 schools are taking part.take part in · Nearly 500 teams took part in the competition.· Police have arrested a number of people who took part in the riot.· She was asked to take part in a TV debate on drugs.take an active/leading part · John has taken an active part in getting artists together for the festival. ► be involved to take part in an activity with a small number of other people, often something bad or illegal: · Choosing a school is an important decision, and both parents ought to be involved.be involved in: · At least three politicians are involved in the scandal.· The two men have denied being involved in Troy's kidnapping and murder.· Roughly two-thirds of high school students are involved in volunteer community work. ► participate formal to take part in an activity, especially an organized activity: · There are regular class discussions, but some of the students never participate.· Being a spectator wasn't as enjoyable as participating.participate in: · Over 300 local firms participated in the survey.· Members can participate in any of the trips organized by the club.· Our employees are encouraged to participate in the decision making process. ► play a part/role to take part in some way in an activity or piece of work, especially one which has a useful result or purpose: · Our goal is to make sure everyone plays a part and shares in the credit.· Although the budget committees guide Congress's actions on spending, every committee plays a role.play a part/role in: · Hart clearly played a role in the decision to change admission standards.· Together with the police everyone can play a part in improving the security of their neighborhood.play an active/large/important etc part/role: · Men now play a larger part in looking after their children.· The most effective learning occurs when the child is allowed to play a more active role in the learning process.· The Secretary of State played a leading role in the government's successful foreign policy.· Schneider played a key role in getting the organization started. ► be active in to actively take part in the work of an organization such as a political group or church: · He is very active in the church's work with homeless people.· In school I was very active in sports and student government.· Allen, who is still on the board, is no longer active in the day-to-day management of the company. ► contribute to actively take part in a group discussion or group activity, especially by giving your opinions and ideas: · When we have class debates we try and get all the kids to contribute.· During the discussions MacDonald seemed to be listening, but he had nothing to contribute.contribute ideas/suggestions etc: · Readers are invited to contribute their opinions on any of the issues discussed here. ► appear on to take part in a TV or radio programme: · Forbes appeared on "Meet the Press" to discuss recent political developments.· He has often appeared on the BBC sports programme "A Question of Sport". ► be engaged in formal to be taking part in an activity, a conversation etc, especially one that continues for a long period of time: · The Nationalists have been engaged in a bitter fifteen-year armed struggle for independence.· During dinner I found myself engaged in a long complicated discussion with the doctor's wife. ► hands-on involving doing or learning about something by taking part in it yourself, rather than just watching, reading about it, or hearing about it from someone else: · The training programs give students practical hands-on experience.· The exhibit includes numerous hands-on activities, including several archaeological dig stations.· Mr Garvey is known as a hands-on manager with an in-depth knowledge of the whole company. being used now► be in use if a room or machine is in use , it is being used by someone at the present time: · The meeting room is in use at the moment, so we'll have to go somewhere else.· All the photocopiers are in use. Could you come back later? ► be occupied if seats, rooms, beds etc are occupied , they are being used and are therefore not available for anyone else to use: · All the chairs in the hall were occupied and at least 100 people had to stand.· We're having to turn patients away because all the beds are occupied. ► be taken if a seat in a train, theatre, restaurant etc is taken , it is not available because someone else is already sitting there or will be soon: · I'm sorry. This seat's taken.· There was nowhere to sit down in the hall. All the seats were taken. ► be engaged British if a telephone line or a public toilet is engaged , someone else is using it: · Every time I try to call her, the line's engaged.· When the toilet is engaged, a red light shows above the door. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► getting engaged Phrases Have you heard? Sally and Ray are getting engaged. ► engaged to be married She is engaged to be married. ► line ... engaged She rang Mrs Tavett but the line was engaged. ► engaged tone/signal (=the sound you hear when the phone is engaged) COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► otherwise· Oonagh was beautiful, but I was ... otherwise engaged.· The people in the town who may need a spot of positive thinking more than anybody else will be otherwise engaged. PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► be otherwise engaged 1if two people are engaged, they have agreed to marry: Have you heard? Sally and Ray are getting engaged. She is engaged to be married.engaged to Kate’s engaged to Mark.GRAMMARYou are or get engaged to someone: · He is engaged to a lovely woman. ✗Don’t say: He is engaged with a lovely woman.Grammar guide ‒ ADJECTIVES► see thesaurus at married2British English if you call someone on the telephone and their line is engaged, they are already speaking to someone else SYN busy American English: She rang Mrs Tavett but the line was engaged.engaged tone/signal (=the sound you hear when the phone is engaged)3 British English written a public toilet that is engaged is being used OPP vacant4be otherwise engaged formal to be unable to do something because you are doing something else
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