词根词缀法
词根engage adj.engaged使用中的,忙碌的v engaged保证;约定;同…订婚(engage的过去分词)vi engage从事;答应,保证;交战;啮合vt engage吸引,占用;使参加;雇佣;使订婚;预定
同近义词
n.婚约;约会;交战;诺言;date,word,contract
词源词缀
en-,进入,使。-gage,承诺,加入,词源同wage,wedding.即给予承诺的,订婚的。en-加强意义+-gage-(承诺,抵押)+-ment名词词尾=【同源词】wed,wage,gage
The constitution prohibits them from military engagement on foreign soil.
宪法禁止他们在外国采取军事行动。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》I was a little nervous when I announced my engagement to Grace, but I needn't have worried.
我宣布和格雷丝订婚时有点紧张,但我本不必担心的。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Their secret engagement was finally revealed. I always say murder will out.
他们的密约终于被揭露了,我常说纸是包不住火的.
来源:《简明英汉词典》And she, too, suffers from a lack of critical engagement with the literary texts.
她也因为对文学作品缺乏鉴赏力而非常痛苦。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》As for her engagement with Adam, I would say the portents are gloomy.
至于她和亚当的婚约,我看兆头不妙。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》I was absolutely astonished by the reaction to our engagement. Everyone started congratulating us.
大家对我们订婚的反应让我非常惊讶。所有人都开始祝贺我们。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》The owner knew about the engagement and brought them glasses of champagne on the house.
店主知道了订婚一事,于是免费请他们喝香槟。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》When Mary broke off the engagement, John seemed to be in a flat spin.
玛丽解除婚姻后, 约翰似乎精神失常了.
来源:《简明英汉词典》I think I found it easier than Nell to keep our engagement quiet.
我觉得,我比内尔更容易守得住我们订婚的秘密。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》She chose Maggie to make her up for her engagement photographs.
她选择玛吉为她拍订婚照的时候化妆。
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