engagements是什么意思？

engagements

英[en'ɡeɪdʒmənts] 美[en'ɡeɪdʒmənts]

• n. 订婚( engagement的名词复数 )，婚约，约会，约定；

例句

• Broadway was full of loafing thespians in search of next season's engagements. 百老汇大街上挤满了闲荡的演员,在寻找下个季度的演出机会.
• I have numerous engagements next week. 下星期我有许多约会.
• He had to cancel some engagements because of tiredness. 他太累了，不得不取消一些约会。
• His work schedule still includes speaking engagements and other public appearances. 他的工作日程表上还包括演讲安排和在其他公开场合的露面。
• ...business-related social engagements. 与公事有关的社交约会

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  约会;约定
  An engagement is an arrangement that you have made to do something at a particular time.
  例句
  He had an engagement at a restaurant in Greek Street at eight. 他8点在希腊街的一个餐厅有个约会。 ...business-related social engagements. 与公事有关的社交约会
• N-COUNT
  婚约
  An engagement is an agreement that two people have made with each other to get married.
  例句
  I've broken off my engagement to Arthur... 我已经解除了与阿瑟的婚约。 Announcing our engagement was a relief. 宣布婚约让我们松了一口气。
• N-COUNT
  订婚期
  You can refer to the period of time during which two people are engaged as their engagement .
  例句
  I felt our engagement was quite an unhappy time. 我觉得我们订婚期间非常不愉快。
• N-VAR
  交战;战斗
  A military engagement is an armed conflict between two enemies.
  例句
  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。