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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It blesses those who give it, and those who receive it.
它不但赐福施予的人，而且赐福于受施的人。
Then she touched me lightly on my arm and made me burst into laughter.
然后她轻轻地触摸我的手臂，使我哈哈大笑。
Because of his actions, all Hindus were finally free to draw water from the same village well, to go to the same temple to pray and even marry each other.
由于他的行动，所有的印度人均可自由地从同一个村井打水，去相同的寺庙做祈祷，甚至还可相互通婚。