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engage in sth
She engages in volunteer work every weekend.
她每个周末都从事志愿工作。
吸引（注意力），使参与
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吸引（注意力），使参与
to attract and hold someone's attention or involvement
She engages in volunteer work every weekend.
她每个周末都从事志愿工作。
如 engage someone in conversation
进行社交互动
To interact socially.
进行对抗性互动
To interact antagonistically.
进行合同性互动
To interact contractually.
机械地互动
To interact mechanically.
engage
Base
原形
engages
3rd person
第三人称单数
engaging
-ing
现在分词
engaged
Past
过去式
engaged
Past participle
过去分词
She engages the audience with her story.
她用故事吸引观众。
He engaged in a heated debate.
他参与了一场激烈的辩论。
They have engaged a new lawyer.
他们聘请了一位新律师。
及物：使参与、雇佣；不及物：从事（in/with）。
The teacher's interactive lesson engaged all the students.
老师互动式的课程吸引了所有学生的注意力。
The company decided to engage a new marketing director.
公司决定聘请一位新的市场总监。
She decided to engage in volunteer work during the summer.
她决定在夏天从事志愿工作。
She engages in volunteer work every weekend.
她每个周末都从事志愿工作。
The teacher knows how to engage with her students.
这位老师知道如何与学生互动。
The company engaged him as a consultant.
公司聘请他担任顾问。
Not this
He engaged the project.
Use this
He engaged in the project.
表示'从事'时，engage是不及物动词，需加介词 in；直接跟宾语是'雇佣'或'吸引'的意思。
Not this
She engaged with a new assistant.
Use this
She engaged a new assistant.
表示'雇佣'时，engage是及物动词，直接跟宾语，不需介词 with；with 用于表示'与某人互动'。
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从事，参与
She engages in volunteer work every weekend.
她每个周末都参加志愿工作。
与……互动；与……交战
The teacher engaged with every student in the class.
老师与班上的每个学生进行了互动。
雇佣某人为
They engaged him as a consultant for the project.
他们聘请他担任该项目的顾问。
吸引注意力
The advertisement engaged the attention of many viewers.
这则广告吸引了许多观众的注意力。
与敌人交战
The troops were ordered to engage the enemy at dawn.
部队奉命在黎明时分与敌人交战。
参加，从事
She engages in volunteer work every weekend.
她每周末都参加志愿工作。
与...互动；与...交战
It's important for teachers to engage with their students.
教师与学生互动很重要。
引起某人的兴趣
The museum exhibit engaged the children's interest immediately.
博物馆展览立刻引起了孩子们的兴趣。
出发！
Captain Picard gives the order: 'Engage!' to the helmsman.
皮卡德舰长向舵手下令：'出发！'
参与战斗就是冒一切风险。
In the movie Gladiator, Maximus says: 'To engage in battle is to risk everything.'
在电影《角斗士》中，马克西姆斯说：'参与战斗就是冒一切风险。'
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Engage 音似 '应给'，提醒应给予关注或参与。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常工作、社交场合 通常用于吸引注意力或使参与，语域中性。
及物时表示‘使参与、雇佣’；不及物时表示‘从事、交战’，常接in/with。
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