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单词 engagement ring
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engagement ring
noun[C]
uk
/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ.mənt ˌrɪŋ/us
/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ.mənt ˌrɪŋ/
aring, usually with apreciousstonein it, that you give someone as aformalsignthat you havedecidedto getmarried
（通常指镶有宝石的）订婚戒指
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(Definition ofengagement ringfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
Examples from literature
  • He looked and saw that she had slipped her engagement ring off her finger.
  • I took off the beautiful diamond engagement ring you gave me, and put it in the pocketbook.
  • On her wedding day a bride either leaves her engagement ring at home when she goes to church or wears it on her right hand.
  • She kissed me in a fraternal manner, and I then saw that she wore an engagement ring.
  • William was engaged now to his brunette, and had bought her an engagement ring that cost eight guineas.

engagement ring| American Dictionary

engagement ring
noun[C]
us
/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ·mənt ˌrɪŋ/
a ring given by a man to a woman as aformalsignthat they havedecidedto getmarried
(Definition ofengagement ringfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The almost universal reaction is that they would have thought that anengagementringis not a conditional gift but one given absolutely.
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The woman who lost herengagementringreceived a further visit from the bailiff to chase up the £107.
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She wanted to show him theengagementringon her finger.
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I think that we would have no hesitation in knowing what to do with such symbols, but anengagementringis something very special.
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This matter was considered to some extent when we dealt with theengagementring.
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He is absolutely right to say that anengagementringis a gift, full stop, with no conditions attached.
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My main point is that theengagementringhas been elevated to an importance greater than its worth; it has been given a false importance.
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I went on to say that it had now got down to the form of a cheap diamond in a smallengagementring.
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The woman was still left with a debt of £107 after expenses were met and with noengagementring.
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It is possible to receive anengagementringafter marriage and not before.
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Clause 3(2) deals with a special situation; namely that of theengagementring.
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In order to celebrate the event, he presented the lady of his choice with anengagementring, which was received with charm and even with rapture.
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If the woman who is engaged is that sort of woman, the man is getting rid of her very cheaply if it is only the price of anengagementring.
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A young girl of 21, just engaged to be married, went out to show her aunt herengagementring, proud that she had put it on her finger.
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Anengagementringwas a symbol of a betrothal, of trust and confidence between two persons, long before it became a prestige symbol or an outward sign of a contract.
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