get engaged
collocation订婚
They got engaged last spring.
他们去年春天订婚了。
已订婚的；有婚约的
忙碌的；被占用的；从事中的；非常感兴趣的；专注的；投入的；附壁的；半嵌入的；接合的；啮合的；已接通的；交战中的；进行战斗的
having agreed to marry a particular person
已同意与某人订婚
Having agreed to marry a particular person (one's fiancé or fiancée) or each other.
忙碌或被雇用
Busy or employed.
非常感兴趣
Greatly interested.
附着于墙上或嵌入墙中一半
attached to a wall or sunk into it halfway
接触并运作中
in contact and in operation
正在攻击或被攻击
being attacked or attacking
胎儿的最大部分,通常是头部,进入骨盆入口
Having the widest part of its presenting part, usually the head, enter the pelvic brim or inlet.
对事业充满热情的承诺
Synonym of engagé (“passionately committed to a cause”).
She was deeply engaged in conversation with her friend.
她正全神贯注地与朋友交谈。
用法提示：形容词 engaged 意为‘投入的，专注的’，描述注意力被占据的状态。
All the tables in the restaurant are engaged for the evening.
餐厅所有桌子今晚都已预订。
用法提示：形容词 engaged 意为‘已预订的’，表示资源已被预留。
I tried to call the office, but the line was engaged.
我试图给办公室打电话，但线路占线。
用法提示：形容词 engaged 为英式英语，意为‘占线的’，指电话线不可用。
engaged 常后接 in 或 with，表示忙于某事；busy 更口语，常用 be busy with/doing sth。
occupied 较正式，也可指座位、房间等被占用；修饰人时意思接近 busy。
working 强调正在进行工作或处于运转状态，对应 engaged in 的“从事”义。
tied up 是口语，强调因已有安排或事务缠身而无法分身。
involved 侧重参与其中，常用于 engaged in 表示“从事、参与”的语境。
此处取“engaged”的“忙碌的；被占用的”释义；反义词“free”意为“空闲的；有空的”。注意“engaged”另有“已订婚的”等义，对应反义词不同。
订婚
They got engaged last spring.
他们去年春天订婚了。
与某人订婚
She is engaged to a doctor.
她与一位医生订婚了。
从事某事；忙于某事
He is engaged in research on climate change.
他从事气候变化研究。
深度投入的；非常感兴趣的
The children were deeply engaged in the art project.
孩子们深深投入于这个艺术项目。
让某人保持兴趣/参与
Good teachers know how to keep students engaged.
好老师懂得如何让学生保持参与。
保持参与
It is important to remain engaged in local politics.
保持参与地方政治很重要。
en-（使…）+ gage（承诺；抵押）+ -ed（形容词后缀）；同根词：engage, engagement, disengage
与 engaged 的‘已订婚’义直接相关，指订婚对象的男方。
订婚后通常筹备婚礼，同属婚姻话题。
订婚戒指是 engaged 状态的典型标志。
求婚成功后才 become engaged，属同一事件链条。
engaged 是进入婚姻前的阶段，共同构成婚姻话题。
从事；忙于；参与
The committee members are engaged in a heated debate about the new policy.
委员会成员正忙于就新政策进行激烈辩论。
与……订婚
She is engaged to a doctor she met during her internship.
她与实习时遇到的一位医生订婚了。
投入于；与……互动
The children were fully engaged with the interactive science exhibit.
孩子们完全投入互动科学展览中。
我们现在正在进行一场伟大的内战，考验这个国家，或任何一个如此孕育并献身于自由的国家，能否长久存续。（林肯《葛底斯堡演说》）
She is currently engaged in climate change research.
她目前正从事气候变化研究。
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