engagement

柯林斯詞典

1. N-COUNT An engagement is an arrangement that you have made to do something at a particular time. 約會(huì)[正式]
He had an engagement at a restaurant at eight. 他8點(diǎn)鍾在一家餐館有一個(gè)約會(huì)。
2. N-COUNT An engagement is an agreement that two people have made with each other to get married. 訂婚約定
I've broken off my engagement to Arthur. 我已經(jīng)解除了於阿瑟的訂婚約定。
3. N-COUNT You can refer to the period of time during which two people are engaged as their engagement. 訂婚時(shí)期
We spoke every night during our engagement. 我們訂婚期間每晚都交談。
4. N-VAR A military engagement is an armed conflict between two enemies. 交戰(zhàn)
The constitution prohibits them from military engagement on foreign soil. 憲法禁止他們?cè)谕鈬I(lǐng)土上的軍事交戰(zhàn)。
5. →see also engage