| 词组 | engagement |
| 释义 | engagement /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/ noun 1. an agreement between two people to marry, or the period of time they are engagedverbsannounce your engagement (=tell people about it) The couple are expected to announce their engagement today.break off an engagement (=suddenly end it) Were you surprised when she broke off the engagement?adjectivesa long engagement (=a long period between getting engaged and getting married) Neither of them wanted a long engagement.a short engagement They were married last month after a short engagement.engagement + nounsan engagement ring Jerry bought her a beautiful sapphire engagement ring.an engagement party Have you been invited to their engagement party?an engagement announcement The royal couple finally made their engagement announcement on Friday.prepositionssb’s engagement to sb He announced his engagement to the actress last week.2. formal an official arrangement to do something, especially one that is related to your workadjectivesan official engagement This is the prime minister’s first official engagement since the elections.a public engagement She appeared with her husband at many public engagements.an important engagement He had an important engagement with his solicitor.a pressing engagement (=something important that must be done now) He left in a hurry, claiming to have a pressing engagement elsewhere.a previous/prior engagement (=one that is already arranged) I’m sorry I can’t be there, but I have a previous engagement.a speaking engagement (=one in which you give a speech) I’ve been turning down speaking engagements to concentrate on writing my memoirs.verbshave an engagement I don’t have any engagements tomorrow.keep an engagement (=do the thing that you have arranged to do) The prime minister will be unable to keep this engagement.carry out an engagement Last year, the princess carried out over 300 official engagements.cancel an engagement He instructed his secretary to cancel all his engagements.prepositionsan engagement with sb He had an engagement with the French president.3. formal the fact of being involved with something or someoneadjectivesemotional engagement The audience has no emotional engagement with these dull characters.constructive engagement (=designed to achieve something) The US president refused to consider a policy of constructive engagement with the terrorists.active engagement (=involving action) For many of these students, there will be active engagement in politics.engagement + nounsengagement policy There has been a change in South Korea’s engagement policy with its northern neighbours.prepositionsengagement with sb/sth He is a monstrous person with whom there can be no real engagement.engagement in sth It was clear that the least healthy people in the group had no engagement in physical activity of any kind.phrasesrules of engagement (=rules about fighting a war) Some of these army units were not clear about the rules of engagement. |
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