en.gage.ment
n.(名词)
The act of engaging or the state of being engaged.
约定,预定:订约的行为或已定约的状态
Betrothal.
订婚约
Something that serves to engage; a pledge.
担保,抵押:用于担保的东西;抵押品
A promise or agreement to be at a particular place at a particular time.
约会:在某特定时间某特定地点的承诺或协定
Employment, especially for a specified time.
雇佣:雇佣或聘请,尤指为特定时间的雇佣
A specific, often limited, period of employment.
聘用期间:特定且常有限的雇用期
A hostile encounter; a battle.
交战:敌对双方的遭遇战;战役
The condition of being in gear.
啮合的状态
<参考词汇><同义词>engagement,appointment,assignation,date,rendezvous,trystThe central meaning shared by these nouns is .a commitment to appear at a certain time and place.:
这些名词所共享的中心意思是.在某特定的时间及地点出现的约定.
例句:
a business engagement;
商务约定;
例句:
a dental appointment;
牙医预约;
例句:
a secret assignation;
秘密幽会;
例句:
a date to play tennis;
打网球定约;
例句:
a rendezvous of allied troops at the border;
联盟部分在边界会合;
例句:
a lovers` tryst.
恋人的约会。