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engageverb(EMPLOY)[T]mainlyUKformaltoemploysomeone: 雇用；聘用 [+ to infinitive]I have engaged asecretarytodealwith all mypaperwork.我雇用了一名秘书来处理我全部的文书工作。 We're engagingtheservicesofaprofessionaladministrator.我们将聘用专业管理人员为我们服务。 - We'verecentlyengaged acleaner.
- She has beenknownto engage theservicesof aprofessionalshopper.
- For theseserviceshe wouldotherwisehave to engage apsychotherapist.
- Aprofessionalcoachwasimmediatelyengaged.
- 240stewardswere engaged toensurethat thegamewentsmoothly.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesApplying for a job - acquihire
- advertisement
- anoint
- anointed
- applicant
- assign
- elect
- get in
- go intosomething
- golden hello
- goonda
- handpicked
- nomination
- referee
- relocation expenses
- resume
- retain
- rope
- self-constituted
- testimonial
See more results » engageverb(INTEREST)C1[T]formaltointerestsomeone in something andkeepthemthinkingabout it: 吸引住，使感兴趣 Thedebateaboutfoodsafetyhas engaged thewholenation.关于食品安全的争论引起了全国关注。 If abookdoesn't engage myinterestin the first fewpages, I don't usuallycontinuereadingit.如果一本书的前几页不能引起我的兴趣，通常我就不再往下读了。 [I]formaltobecomeinvolved, or havecontact, with someone or something: She's anintelligentchildbut inclassshe doesn't really engage. Juststayout of his way as much aspossible, and don't engagewithhim. - Thesubjectdoesn't engage me.
- For somereasonthefilmfailedto engage myinterest.
- We're alwayslookingout for newsubjectsthat will engageourreaders.
- Thedebatefailsto engage himintellectually.
- He wasexamininghisfingernails, one of whichseemedto engage hisattention.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesInspiration and inspiring - anti-creative
- apostolic
- blue-sky
- breathe
- breathe (new) life into sthidiom
- creative
- creativity
- enthral
- entrance
- grip
- incentivize
- inspiration
- kindle
- muse
- Promethean
- re-engage
- show
- show(someone)the wayidiom
- stimulate
- stimulating
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Making people excited and interested Taking part and getting involved engageverb(FIT TOGETHER)[IorT]to make onepartof amachinefitinto andmovetogether with anotherpartof amachine: （使）（机器）啮合，接合，衔接 When thelargegearwheelengages (withthesmallerone), themillstonewillstartto go round.当大齿轮（与小齿轮）啮合时，石磨就开始转动。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesEngineering - mechanical - -engined
- air-cooled
- artificer
- automative
- bionics
- dolly
- drive shaft
- fan belt
- gasman
- go on
- horsepower
- mechanical
- mechanize
- neutral
- oilcan
- override
- servomotor
- tick over
- unmechanized
- valve
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Placing and positioning an object engageverb(BEGIN FIGHTING)[IorT]militaryspecializedtoattackorbegintofightsomeone: 进攻；（与…）交战，（与…）开战 Enemyplanesengaged thetroopsas theyadvancedinto themountains.部队进山的时候，敌机开始对他们发起攻击。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesAttacking & invading - aggressor
- ambush
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- besiege
- blitz
- blitzkrieg
- false flag
- foray
- going-over
- hard power
- hit and run
- incursion
- kamikaze
- post-conquest
- privateer
- raid
- reconquer
- reconquest
- swoop
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: engageverb(TEACH)[T]Indian Englishtoteachsomeone,especiallyaclassofchildren, or tokeepsomeonebusy 教（儿童）；使忙于，使参加 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesTeaching in general - asynchronous
- chief academic officer
- CLIL
- clue
- clue in
- communicative
- didactic
- instruct
- multi-course
- non-conditioned
- non-didactic
- non-education
- non-educational
- socialize
- special education
- SRE
- synchronous
- teachsomeonea lessonidiom
- teachable
- tutelage
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: especiallyof awriter,musician,artist, etc.interestedin and takingpartinpolitics （尤指作家、音乐家、艺术家等）积极介入政治的SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesPolitics - general words - anti-capitalism
- anti-capitalist
- anti-communism
- anti-communist
- anti-fascism
- lab
- laissez-faire
- left
- left of centre
- leftist
- overstep
- parliament
- party politics
- personality cult
- pinko
- subsidiarity
- super-conservative
- Thatcherism
- the Third Way
- Tory
See more results » engageverb(EMPLOY)[T]mainlyUKformaltoemploysomeone 雇用；聘用[+ to infinitive]I have engaged asecretarytodealwith all mypaperwork.我雇用了一名秘书来处理我全部的文书工作。 We're engagingtheservicesofaprofessionaladministrator.我们将聘用专业管理人员为我们服务。 - We'verecentlyengaged acleaner.
- She has beenknownto engage theservicesof aprofessionalshopper.
- For theseserviceshe wouldotherwisehave to engage apsychotherapist.
- Aprofessionalcoachwasimmediatelyengaged.
- 240stewardswere engaged toensurethat thegamewentsmoothly.
engageverb(INTEREST)C1[T]formaltointerestsomeone in something andkeepthemthinkingabout it 吸引住，使感兴趣Thedebateaboutfoodsafetyhas engaged thewholenation.关于食品安全的争论引起了全国关注。 If abookdoesn't engage myinterestin the first fewpages, I don't usuallycontinuereadingit.如果一本书的前几页不能引起我的兴趣，通常我就不再往下读了。 - Thesubjectdoesn't engage me.
- For somereasonthefilmfailedto engage myinterest.
- We're alwayslookingout for newsubjectsthat will engageourreaders.
- Thedebatefailsto engage himintellectually.
- He wasexamininghisfingernails, one of whichseemedto engage hisattention.
engageverb(FIT TOGETHER)[IorT]to make onepartof amachinefitinto andmovetogether with anotherpartof amachine （使）（机器）啮合，接合，衔接When thelargegearwheelengages (withthesmallerone), themillstonewillstartto go round.当大齿轮（与小齿轮）啮合时，石磨就开始转动。 engageverb(BEGIN FIGHTING)[IorT]militaryspecializedtoattackorbegintofightsomeone 进攻；（与…）交战，（与…）开战Enemyplanesengaged thetroopsas theyadvancedinto themountains.部队进山的时候，敌机开始对他们发起攻击。 engageverb(TEACH)[T]Indian Englishtoteachsomeone,especiallyaclassofchildren, or tokeepsomeonebusy 教（儿童）；使忙于，使参加 especiallyof awriter,musician,artist, etc.interestedin and takingpartinpolitics （尤指作家、音乐家、艺术家等）积极介入政治的 engage| American Dictionaryengageverb(INTEREST)[T]tocausesomeone tobecomeinterestedorinvolvedin anactivity, or toattractsomeone’sinterest: Hewroteabout things that engaged him. engageverb(FIT TOGETHER)[I/T]tofitonepartof amachineinto another so theymovetogether, orcausesomething tofitinto andmovetogether: [I]Thegearswon’t engage. [T]You need to engage secondgear. engageverb(BEGIN FIGHTING)[T]toattackorbegintofightanenemyin amilitaryoperation: Themarinesengaged theenemy. engageverb(EMPLOY)[T]toarrangetoemploysomeone;hire: Shedecidedto engage apersonalassistant. Herfamilyengaged atutortoteachherFrench. engage sb (to do sth)They have engagedaccountancyfirmErnst & Young toapproachfinancialinstitutionsforfundingontheirbehalf. It would beprudentto engage theservicesof alawyertohelpwith thismatter. Examplesofengageengage Those engaged in mathematical and philosophical studies did the same.From theCambridge English Corpus Assertivesengagethe speaker regarding the truth of the statement he/she is making : the psychological state being expressed is a belief.From theCambridge English Corpus Readers, it appears, were invited toengagein reflexive fantasy by associating their desired state of being with that of a trained psychologist.From theCambridge English Corpus Elections may be nominally free, but governmentsengagein extensive gerrymandering, manipulation of voter registration and harassment of opposition parties.From theCambridge English Corpus Sensitivity and flexibility are needed for engaging with individual families, but accurate measurement is needed for systems control.From theCambridge English Corpus To be fair, the book is explicitly an institutional history, and as such has no obligation toengagelarge historiographical themes.From theCambridge English Corpus The question of succession prompted families engaged in the same occupation to form an association that controlled members' marriages and inheritances.From theCambridge English Corpus Toengageits targets, the immune system must first perceive them and then, in a sense, decide whether to react.From theCambridge English Corpus This issue could be examined by repeating the study using different tasks that engaged the same set of cognitive processes.From theCambridge English Corpus It is possible that most of them are engaged in illegal felling of trees.From theCambridge English Corpus Non-verbal cooperation was employed when the group was engaged in playing together and included musical and visual cues.From theCambridge English Corpus A few vessels show men engaged in different activities.From theCambridge English Corpus Thus, the individual chapters are in themselves generally engaging, yet cannot compensate for the volume's lack of theoretical rigour and integration.From theCambridge English Corpus To protect informants and actors engaged in youth politics, they are not identified unless otherwise agreed.From theCambridge English Corpus Is there support to be drawn from violence prevention for this distinction or similar differentiation among youth engaged in violence and related antisocial behavior?From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |