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vt. 约好,允诺
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bind (oneself) with a promise, promise
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He engages to be here at six.
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他约定六点钟到这里。
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I'll engage myself to lead you there.
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我将负责把你带到那儿去。
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vt. 订婚
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promise to marry
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John is engaged to Mary.
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约翰和玛丽订婚了。
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They were already engaged then.
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那时候他们已经订婚。
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vt. 雇用,聘请
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arrange to employ (sb.)
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We engaged a cook.
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我们聘请一个厨师。
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The experts were engaged from abroad.
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这些专家是从国外聘请来的。
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vt. 从事,忙
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fill up the time of, keep busy
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He is engaged in teaching.
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他从事于教学工作。
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I couldn't telephone my uncle because his telephone line was engaged.
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我不能给叔叔打电话,因为他的电话占线了。
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vt. 吸引(人的注意力),使(人)陷入
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attract (a person's attention etc.), draw (a person etc.) into
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The spots of blood on the floor engaged the attention of the police.
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地板上的血渍引起了警察的注意。
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vt. 参战,进攻
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join battle (with), attrack
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The strikers engaged the policemen in a fierce fight.
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罢工的人和警察进行了一场恶战。
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vt. 使啮合
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cause to fit into
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The gears engage one another.
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齿轮互相啮合。
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vi. 开始战斗
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begin fighting
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They were ordered to engage at once.
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他们接到命令立即开始战斗。
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vi. 啮合
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fit into
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The wheel engages with that wheel and turns it.
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这个轮与那个轮相啮合而开始转动了。
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