engage

柯林斯詞典

1. V-I If you engage in an activity, you do it or are actively involved with it. 從事[正式]
I have never engaged in drug trafficking. 我從來沒有從事過販毒。
2. V-T If something engages you or your attention or interest, it keeps you interested in it and thinking about it. 吸引
They never learned skills to engage the attention of the others. 他們從來沒有學(xué)過吸引別人注意的技巧。
3. V-T If you engage someone in conversation, you have a conversation with them. 使加入
They tried to engage him in conversation. 他們試圖使他加入談話。
4. V-I If you engage with something or with a group of people, you get involved with that thing or group and feel that you are connected with it or have real contact with it. 使融入
She found it hard to engage with office life. 她發(fā)現(xiàn)難以融入辦公室生活。
5. engagementN-UNCOUNT 密切關(guān)系
...the candidate's apparent lack of engagement with younger voters. …該候選人明顯缺乏與年輕選民的接觸。
6. V-T If you engage someone to do a particular job, you appoint them to do it. 聘[正式]
We engaged the services of a famous engineer. 我們聘了一位有名的工程師來幫忙。
7. →see also engaged , engaging

The subject doesn't engage me.
For some reason the film failed to engage my interest .
We're always looking out for new subjects that will engage our readers .
The debate fails to engage him intellectually.
He was examining his fingernails , one of which seemed to engage his attention .