engage

动词 engage:

1. carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
   同义词：prosecute, pursue
2. engage or engross wholly
   同义词：absorb, engross, occupy
3. engage or hire for work
   同义词：hire, employ
4. ask to represent; of legal counsel
5. give to in marriage
   同义词：betroth, affiance, plight
6. get caught
7. carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)
   同义词：wage
8. hire for work or assistance
   同义词：enlist
9. engage for service under a term of contract
   同义词：lease, rent, hire, charter, take
10. keep engaged
    同义词：mesh, lock, operate

1. Politicians should not engage in business affairs that might affect their political judgement.
   政治家不应该参与那些可能会影响其政治判断力的商业事务。
2. I engaged the clutch and the car moved forwards.
   我踩下离合器，汽车便朝前开了。
3. Jack and Anne are engaged.
   杰克和安妮订婚了。
4. I have engaged a room at this hotel.
   我已经在这个旅馆里预订了一个房间。

en.gage

v.（动词）
en.gaged,en.gag.ing,en.gag.es
v.tr.（及物动词）
To obtain or contract for the services of; employ:
约定服务，雇佣：取得某项服务或签了合同；雇佣：
例句：
engage a carpenter.
雇个木匠

To arrange for the use of; reserve:
预订：为使用作安排；保留：
例句：
engage a roomSee Synonyms at book
预订房间参见 book

To pledge or promise, especially to marry.
订婚：提出或允诺，尤其指结婚
To attract and hold the attention of; engross:
吸引，全神贯注：引起或赢得注意；使全神贯注：
例句：
a hobby that engaged her for hours at a time.
此项嗜好使她一次要花去数小时

To win over or attract:
赢得，吸引住：
例句：
His smile engages everyone he meets.
他的微笑吸引住了每一个他所遇到的人

To draw into; involve:
参加：使加入；使卷入其中：
例句：
engage a shy person in conversation.
使害羞的人加入了交谈

To require the use of; occupy:
使用；占用：
例句：
Studying engages most of a serious student`s time.
读书占用了认真学习的学生的大部分时间

To enter or bring into conflict with:
冲突：进入或导致与…交战：
例句：
We have engaged the enemy.
我们已经与敌人交战

To interlock or cause to interlock; mesh:
连结，接合；啮合：
例句：
engage the automobile`s clutch.
使汽车离合器啮合

To give or take as security.
保证，担保
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To involve oneself or become occupied; participate:
卷入其中或参加；参与：
例句：
engage in conversation.
加入谈话

To assume an obligation; agree.See Synonyms at promise
允诺；同意参见 promise
To enter into conflict or battle:
形成矛盾或交战：
例句：
The armies engaged at dawn.
军队拂晓出击

To become meshed or interlocked:
啮合，连结并相互作用：
例句：
The gears engaged.
齿轮啮合

来源：
Middle English engagen [to pledge something as security for repayment of debt]
中古英语 engagen [抵押物品，以做为偿付担保]
from Old French engagier
源自 古法语 engagier
en- [in] * see en-
en- [在…里] *参见 en-
gage [pledge]
gage [抵押，担保]
[of Germanic origin]
[日耳曼语源的]

【引伸】
engag.er
n.（名词）