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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I'll have apple pie with ice cream and jam sauce.
我要一份苹果饼，淋上冰淇淋和果酱。
Her mother died when she was eight years old.
她8岁时母亲就去世了。
Professor Karl von Frisch, an Austrian scientist, spent many years of his life researching the amazing ways honey bees communicate in their dark hives.
卡尔·冯·弗里施教授，一位澳大利亚科学家，一生中花了许多年的时间来研究蜜蜂在暗巢里互传信息的有趣方法。