Engaged
[ in'geidʒd ]
其它 Other
adj. （指厕所等）有人用的;已订婚的;（指电话）占线的;忙碌的;
v. 与某人订婚;保证，约定;从事( engage的过去式和过去分词);吸引或引起（注意、兴趣等）;
📝 例句
The old lady engaged herself in making clothes for her children.
这位老太太忙着为孩子们做衣服.
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
engaged
adj [usu pred 通常作表语]
1 (of a person) busy; occupied （指人）忙著, 时间占用著
I can't come to dinner on Tuesday; I'm otherwise engaged, ie I've already arranged to do something else. 我星期二不能来参加宴会, 我有别的事.
2 (Brit) (US busy) (of a telephone line) in use （指电话线）使用著, 占线
Sorry! That number's engaged. 对不起! 这个号码现在占线.
[attrib 作定语]
the engaged tone/signal, ie sound that tells the caller that the telephone line is engaged 占线声[占线信号].
3 ~ (to sb) (of a person or two people) having agreed to marry （指一人或两人）已订婚
She's engaged to Peter. 她与彼得订了婚.
They're engaged (to be married), ie to each other. 他们俩订婚了.
We've just got engaged. 我们刚刚订婚.
[attrib 作定语]
an engaged couple. 已订婚的双方.
4
(a) (esp of a toilet) occupied; already in use （尤指厕所）占用著, 使用著.
(b) (of seats, tables, etc) reserved for later use （指座位、 桌子等）预订.
🔁 扩展释义
*[in'geidʒd]a. 忙碌的, 使用中的相关词组: be engaged in...
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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She usually wears that round her middle when she goes out.
她外出时总是把它系在腰上。
Start by making a list of all the types of books that you enjoy reading in Chinese.
首先列出一个清单，把你喜欢读的各类中文书都开列出来。
For his lifentime's work in studying the communication of animals, including honey bees, Professor Karl von Frisch was given a Nobel Prize in 1973, which he shared with two other scientists. He died in 1982.
由于卡尔·冯·弗里施教授一生都在研究蜜蜂在内的动物之间信息的传递，他和另外两位科学家在1973被授予一项诺贝尔奖。他于1982年去世。