engagement
美:/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/
英:/ɪn'ɡeɪdʒmənt/
n.:
订婚；约会；交战；聘用
网络:
婚约；参与；约定
词形变换: (复数) engagements
例句
1.
"Since I couldn't find the right engagement ring, " he said, "this will have to do, " and he firmly stamped my hand.
他说：“既然我找不到合适的订婚戒指，就用这了”，然后，在我手上用力盖上。
2.
Engagement in a life of tiddlywinks does not rise to the level of a meaningful life, no matter how gripped one might be by the game.
充斥着挑圆片游戏的人生并没有上升到有意义的人生的高度，不管一个人因这个游戏可能会变得多么有影响力。
3.
we seek to build upon a strong tradition of engagement by presidents and secretaries of state of both parties across many decades.
我们寻求发扬几十年来两党历届总统和国务卿所开创的参与世界事务的深厚传统。
4.
To shake off the question he began to talk of their own plans, their future, and Mrs. Welland's insistence on a long engagement.
为了甩掉这个问题，他开始谈论他们自己的计划，他们的未来，以及韦兰太太坚持要延长订婚期的事。
5.
Suppose it was the news of his engagement he had intended to tell her!
也许他找算告诉她的就是他要订婚的消息呢！
6.
Note: The following easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions were tested at a partner's site during a skill transfer engagement.
注意：按照技术转移条款，以下简单易用的逐步说明已经在一个合作伙伴的站点上经过了测试。
7.
Urmat said he paid two sheep and a horse to his wife's family on his engagement, which were then sold to provide money for the celebration.
乌玛特说，他订婚时给了女方家里两头羊和一匹马，用这些羊和马卖掉后的钱拿来办庆典。
8.
At any given point during these times, my life might have looked seriously unbalanced. I would call it something else. . . full engagement.
在这段时间内的任何点看上去，我的生活的确非常失衡。我有另外一个词称呼这种状态：满档。
9.
Their engagement was to be a secret but the ring on her finger let the cat out of the ba g.
他们俩订婚原本想保密的，可是她手指上的戒指却泄露了秘密。
10.
Were this an ongoing ruse, we would not be able to explain this to you due to the Rules of Engagement.
这是正在进行的一种策略，由于“接触法则”的缘故，我们不能向你们解释这个。