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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   engage

   • IPA[inˈɡāj]

   美式

   • v.
     occupy, attract, or involve (someone's interest or attention)；cause someone to become involved in (a conversation or discussion)

   • verb: engage, 3rd person present: engages, gerund or present participle: engaging, past tense: engaged, past participle: engaged

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. occupy, attract, or involve (someone's interest or attention) he plowed on, trying to outline his plans and engage Sutton's attention 同義詞 capture, catch, arrest, grab, seize, ... 更多draw, attract, gain, win, captivate, hold, grip, engross, absorb, occupy反義詞 lose
   • ▪ cause someone to become involved in (a conversation or discussion) they attempted to engage Anthony in conversation
   • 2. participate or become involved in organizations engage in a variety of activities some are actively engaged in crime 同義詞 participate in, take part in, join in, become involved in, go in for, ... 更多partake in/of, occupy oneself with, throw oneself into, share in, play a part in, play a role in, be a participant in, be associated with, have a hand in, be a party to, enter into, undertake, embark on, set about, launch into
   • ▪ establish a meaningful contact or connection with the teams needed to engage with local communities
   • 3. arrange to employ or hire (someone) he was engaged as a trainee copywriter 同義詞 employ, hire, recruit, take on, take into employment, ... 更多secure the services of, put on the payroll, enroll, appoint, commission, enlist, retain, have in employment, have on the payroll, informaltake on board反義詞 dismiss
   • ▪ pledge or enter into a contract to do something he engaged to pay them $10,000 against a bond 同義詞 contract, promise, agree, pledge, vow, ... 更多covenant, commit oneself, bind oneself, undertake, enter into an agreement, reach an agreement, negotiate a deal
   • ▪ dated reserve (accommodations, a place, etc.) in advance he had engaged a small sailboat
   • 4. (with reference to a part of a machine or engine) move into position so as to come into operation the clutch will not engage he engaged the gears and pulled out into the road 同義詞 interlock, interconnect, mesh, intermesh, fit together, ... 更多join together, join, unite, connect, yoke, mate, couple反義詞 disengage
   • 5. (of fencers or swordsmen) bring (weapons) together preparatory to fighting.
   • ▪ enter into conflict or combat with (an enemy) tank and infantry units engaged the enemy 同義詞 do battle with, fight with, enter into combat with, wage war on, wage war against, ... 更多take up arms against, attack, mount an attack on, take on, set upon, clash with, skirmish with, grapple with, wrest with, encounter, meet, informalscrap with