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。
婚约；订婚；订婚期间
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
A formal agreement to marry, or the period of time during which two people are engaged.
约会,尤指演讲或演出的约定。
An appointment, especially to speak or perform.
战争中敌对军事力量的交战
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
连接或附着。
Connection or attachment.
事先安排的会议
a meeting arranged in advance
被吸引、参与其中并对后续发展感兴趣的感觉。
The feeling of being compelled, drawn in, connected to what is happening, interested in what will happen next.
互相承诺结婚
a mutual promise to marry
订婚期间,即计划或承诺结婚的时期。
The period of time when marriage is planned or promised.
冲突中实际发生敌对行动的事件。
In any situation of conflict, an actual instance of active hostilities.
击剑中双方剑刃相接或可发动有效攻击的距离。
The point at which the fencers are close enough to join blades, or to make an effective attack during an encounter.
Their engagement was announced in the local newspaper.
他们的订婚在本地报纸上公布了。
用法提示：engagement作为名词，表示‘订婚’（婚姻承诺）
AI contextual example
I have a prior engagement this evening, so I cannot attend the party.
我今晚有约在先，所以无法参加聚会。
用法提示：engagement作为名词，表示‘预约’（事先安排的会面）
AI contextual example
The naval engagement lasted three hours.
这次海战持续了三个小时。
用法提示：engagement作为名词，表示‘交战’（军事冲突）
AI contextual example
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。
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。
表示短期雇佣或演出合约
He accepted an engagement as a lecturer at the university.
他接受了大学讲师的工作合约。
表示参与、互动
Student engagement with the course material is crucial for learning.
学生对课程材料的参与度对学习至关重要。
Appointment更侧重于正式或商务场合的预定会面。
Date通常指浪漫或社交性质的约会，不如appointment正式。
Meeting泛指任何会面，但通常用于工作或团体场合。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is engagement in his work.
正确表达He is engaged in his work.
Engagement 是名词，不能用于系动词后作表语表示状态。正确应用形容词 engaged 表示“忙于、从事”。
grammar · medium
易错句子She announced her engagement with her fiancé.
正确表达She announced her engagement to her fiancé.
在表示“与某人订婚”时，名词 engagement 后应接介词 to，而不是 with。
与‘订婚’（约定结婚）相对，指取消婚约
engagement指订婚（承诺结婚），marriage指婚姻状态本身。
engagement特指婚姻中的订婚承诺，commitment泛指任何承诺（如工作、关系等）。
订婚戒指
He gave her a diamond engagement ring.
他给了她一枚钻石订婚戒指。
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。
军事交战
The military engagement lasted for three days.
这场军事交战持续了三天。
社交约会
She has a social engagement this evening.
她今晚有一个社交约会。
聘用函
The consultant signed an engagement letter with the client.
顾问与客户签署了聘用函。
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suffix
word with prefix en-
word with root gage
word with suffix -ment
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