Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2038
Fully loadedengage
吸引（注意力），使参与
to attract and hold someone's attention or involvement
如 engage someone in conversation
- 1.
To interact socially.
进行社交互动
- 2.
To interact antagonistically.
进行对抗性互动
- 3.
To interact contractually.
进行合同性互动
- 4.
To interact mechanically.
机械地互动
雇用，聘请；从事，参加；进行社交互动；进行对抗性互动；进行合同性互动
In use
The teacher's interactive lesson engaged all the students.
The company decided to engage a new marketing director.
She decided to engage in volunteer work during the summer.
engage in sth
She engages in volunteer work every weekend.
她每个周末都从事志愿工作。
engage with sb/sth
The teacher knows how to engage with her students.
这位老师知道如何与学生互动。
engage sb as sth
The company engaged him as a consultant.
Connections
Collocations
- engage in
- 从事，参与
- She engages in volunteer work every weekend.她每个周末都参加志愿工作。
- engage with
- 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。
- engage someone as
- 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。
- engage attention
- 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。
- engage the enemy
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Engage 音似 '应给'，提醒应给予关注或参与。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
及物时表示‘使参与、雇佣’；不及物时表示‘从事、交战’，常接in/with。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with the '-age' ending pronounced /eɪdʒ/. However, note that some words ending in '-age' like 'village' have a different pronunciation: /ɪdʒ/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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