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Engagement N Count Made People Military 英[ɪnˈgeɪdʒmənt 美[ɛnˈɡedʒmənt N.订婚,婚约;约会;约定,契约;雇用

单词 engagement
音标
英[ɪnˈgeɪdʒmənt] 美[ɛnˈɡedʒmənt]
解释
n.订婚,婚约;约会;约定,契约;雇用;
例句

N-COUNT
约会;约定
An engagement is an arrangement that you have made to do something at a particular time.
例:He had an engagement at a restaurant in Greek Street at eight.他8点在希腊街的一个餐厅有个约会。
例:...business-related social engagements.与公事有关的社交约会

N-COUNT
婚约
An engagement is an agreement that two people have made with each other to get married.
例:I've broken off my engagement to Arthur...我已经解除了与阿瑟的婚约。
例:Announcing our engagement was a relief.宣布婚约让我们松了一口气。

N-COUNT
订婚期
You can refer to the period of time during which two people are engaged as their engagement .
例:I felt our engagement was quite an unhappy time.我觉得我们订婚期间非常不愉快。

N-VAR
交战;战斗
A military engagement is an armed conflict between two enemies.
例:The constitution prohibits them from military engagement on foreign soil.宪法禁止他们在外国采取军事行动。
变形
pl:engagements~

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