Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #3950
engagement
婚约；订婚；订婚期间
A formal agreement to marry, or the period of time during which two people are engaged.
- 1.
An appointment, especially to speak or perform.
约会,尤指演讲或演出的约定。
- 2.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
战争中敌对军事力量的交战
- 3.
Connection or attachment.
连接或附着。
- 4.
a meeting arranged in advance
事先安排的会议
- 5.
The feeling of being compelled, drawn in, connected to what is happening, interested in what will happen next.
被吸引、参与其中并对后续发展感兴趣的感觉。
- 6.
a mutual promise to marry
互相承诺结婚
- 7.
The period of time when marriage is planned or promised.
订婚期间,即计划或承诺结婚的时期。
- 8.
In any situation of conflict, an actual instance of active hostilities.
冲突中实际发生敌对行动的事件。
- 9.
The point at which the fencers are close enough to join blades, or to make an effective attack during an encounter.
击剑中双方剑刃相接或可发动有效攻击的距离。
预约；约定；约见；参与；投入；专注；交战；战斗；冲突；连接；衔接；联系；（击剑中的）剑接触；交手
In use
Their engagement was announced in the local newspaper.
I have a prior engagement this evening, so I cannot attend the party.
The naval engagement lasted three hours.
he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement
announce one's engagement to sb
常用搭配：engagement to sb
She announced her engagement to her longtime boyfriend.
她宣布了与长期男友的订婚。
a military engagement between A and B
The military engagement between the two armies lasted for hours.
两支军队之间的军事交战持续了数小时。
Connections
Collocations
- engagement ring
- 订婚戒指
- He gave her a diamond engagement ring.他给了她一枚钻石订婚戒指。
- engagement party
- 订婚派对
- They are planning a small engagement party for close friends.他们正在为亲密的朋友们筹划一个小型订婚派对。
- military engagement
- 军事交战
- The military engagement lasted for three days.这场军事交战持续了三天。
- social engagement
- 社交约会
- She has a social engagement this evening.她今晚有一个社交约会。
- engagement letter
- 聘用函
- The consultant signed an engagement letter with the client.顾问与客户签署了聘用函。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Engagement 可记作 '参与（engage）的名词形式'，代表'订婚'或'交战'等双方互动。
Context & Register
军事（交战）、社交（订婚/约会）、工作（雇佣/参与）等
Grammar Note
常用作可数名词，后接to表示婚约，接in表示参与，接with表示交战或互动
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common words share the exact rhyme pattern with 'engagement'. The listed words all end with '-ment' but differ in stressed vowel or consonant cluster. For example, 'arrangement' is often mistakenly thought to rhyme, but it has an /n/ before the /dʒ/, while 'engagement' does not.
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。
Learn the forms together
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