Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #14043
Fully loadedengaged
已订婚的；有婚约的
having agreed to marry a particular person
- 1.
Having agreed to marry a particular person (one's fiancé or fiancée) or each other.
已同意与某人订婚
- 2.
Busy or employed.
忙碌或被雇用
- 3.
Greatly interested.
非常感兴趣
- 4.
attached to a wall or sunk into it halfway
附着于墙上或嵌入墙中一半
- 5.
in contact and in operation
接触并运作中
- 6.
being attacked or attacking
正在攻击或被攻击
- 7.
Having the widest part of its presenting part, usually the head, enter the pelvic brim or inlet.
胎儿的最大部分,通常是头部,进入骨盆入口
- 8.
Synonym of engagé (“passionately committed to a cause”).
对事业充满热情的承诺
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
In use
She was deeply engaged in conversation with her friend.
All the tables in the restaurant are engaged for the evening.
I tried to call the office, but the line was engaged.
be engaged in sth / doing sth
表示忙于或从事某项活动。
She is engaged in a new project.
她正在忙于一个新项目。
be engaged to sb
表示已订婚。
He is engaged to my cousin.
他和我表妹订婚了。
be engaged
用于电话或设施被占用。
The line is engaged. Please call back later.
电话占线，请稍后再打。
Connections
Collocations
- get engaged
- 订婚
- They got engaged last spring.他们去年春天订婚了。
- be engaged to someone
- 与某人订婚
- She is engaged to a doctor.她与一位医生订婚了。
- be engaged in something
- 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。
- deeply engaged
- 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。
- keep someone engaged
- 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。
- remain engaged
Learner notes
Memory Tip
无名指戴上戒指→订婚；忙得没空抬头→被占用；聊起爱好两眼放光→投入。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：wedding or engagement announcements、everyday conversations with friends and family 作“已订婚”讲时，通常用 be engaged to sb，语气中性，在正式公告和日常交谈中都比较自然。
Grammar Note
表示忙于某事（搭配in/on/with），或已订婚（搭配to），注意英式英语中表示电话占线。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 engaged 第二音节 /eɪdʒd/ 押韵：caged, paged, waged, staged, raged, aged（动词过去式读/eɪdʒd/）。注意有些以 -aged 结尾的词读音不同：managed /ˈmænɪdʒd/、damaged /ˈdæmɪdʒd/、mortgaged /ˈmɔːɡɪdʒd/；aged 作形容词表示“年迈的”时读 /ˈeɪdʒɪd/。不要只凭拼写判断发音。
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 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.