| 单词 | engage |
| 释义 | engage —engage /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/ verb [I or T] (FIT TOGETHER) ↑Verb Endings for engage ► F0 to make one part of a machine fit into and move together with another part of a machine: » When the large cog wheel engages (with the smaller one), the mill stone will start to go round.Thesaurus+: ↑Mechanical engineeringThesaurus+: ↑Placing and positioning an objectverb [I or T] SPECIALIZED (BEGIN FIGHTING) ↑Verb Endings for engage ► F0 to attack or begin to fight someone: » Enemy planes engaged the troops as they advanced into the mountains.Thesaurus+: ↑Attacking and invadingThesaurus+: ↑Fightingverb [T] (TEACH) ↑Verb Endings for engage ► F0 INDIAN ENGLISH to teach someone, especially a class of children, or to keep someone busyverb [T] MAINLY UK FORMAL (EMPLOY) ↑Verb Endings for engage ► F0 to employ someone: » [+ to infinitive] I have engaged a secretary to deal with all my paperwork.» We're engaging the services of a professional administrator.Thesaurus+: ↑Recruiting staff, applying for and accepting jobs• • • Extra Examples:» We've recently engaged a cleaner.» She has been known to engage the services of a professional shopper.» For these services he would otherwise have to engage a psychotherapist.» A professional coach was immediately engaged.» 240 stewards were engaged to ensure that the game went smoothly.verb [T] FORMAL (INTEREST) ↑Verb Endings for engage ► C1 to interest someone in something and keep them thinking about it: » The debate about food safety has engaged the whole nation.» If a book doesn't engage my interest in the first few pages, I don't usually carry on reading it.Thesaurus+: ↑Inspiration and inspiringThesaurus+: ↑Making people excited and interested , ↑Inspiration and inspiring• • • Extra Examples:» The subject doesn't engage me.» For some reason the film failed to engage my interest.» We're always looking out for new subjects that will engage our readers.» The debate fails to engage him intellectually.» He was examining his fingernails, one of which seemed to engage his attention. |
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