engage

[ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ]
  • 释义
  • vt.

    吸引住;聘用、雇佣;与…交战;使全神贯注、引起注意;

  • vi.

    与…建立密切关系;衔接;参与;紧密结合;

  • 词义辨析
  • engage, hire
  • engage和hire都可表示“雇用”。它们的区别在于:
    1.engage的宾语只能是人,而hire的宾语可以是物。例如:
    We hire out vans by the day.我们的货车按日出租。
    I've engaged him as my new assistant.我已聘他为我的新助手。
    2.engage的对象一般有一技之长,而hire的对象则可以是“力工”等。例如:
    He hires out as a house painter in the summer.他在夏天受雇当房屋油漆工。
    He engaged a lawyer to argue his case in court.他请了一位律师来为他出庭辩护。
    3.engage所指的雇用时限一般较长,而hire可指短期雇用。例如:
    He hired himself to work in the fields for one summer.他曾受雇在田里干一个夏天的活。
    He engaged a new secretary.他聘用了一名新秘书。
  • engage, contract, covenant, pledge, promise
  • 这组词都有“允诺”的意思。它们的区别是:
    promise指作出口头或书面的许诺,但仅指主观意愿,并不暗示一定能实现或有实现的基础; engage指在正式或重大场合用誓言、条约等许下有约束力的诺言或作出可以信赖的保证,尤指订婚; pledge指用行动或言语作出庄严的许诺或正式保证; covenant指订立双方或多方共同遵守的协议; contract指订立慎重并且通常有法律效力的合同或协议。例如:
    Our son is engaged to a nice young girl.我们的儿子已跟一位漂亮的女孩订了婚。
    I covenant to pay 5000 pounds a year to help rebuild the college.我立约保证每年将付5000英镑帮助重建学院。
    They have pledged that any detail given to them will remain confidential.他们已保证,给他们提供的任何细节将予以保密。
    Many councils are contracting out services such as rubbish collection to private companies as a way of cutting costs.许多市政会把垃圾收集这样的服务项目包给私人公司以减少费用。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    The teeth of one wheel engage with those of the other.

    一个轮的齿与另一轮的齿相啮.

    ——《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 2、

    Can you engage that all his statements are trustworthy?

    你能担保他的话都可靠 吗 ?

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 3、

    They never learned skills to engage the attention of the others.

    他们从未学过吸引他人注意的技巧。

    柯林斯例句
  • 4、

    We engage you as a legal adviser.

    我们聘请你当法律顾问.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 5、

    We engage him as technical adviser.

    我们聘请他担任技术顾问.

    ——《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 6、

    That is more than I can engage for.

    那我可保证不了.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 7、

    Our orders are to engage at once.

    我们的命令是立刻进攻.

    ——《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 8、

    This book invites the reader to engage in a dialogue.

    本书采用与读者对话的方式.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 9、

    No unit or individual without appointment shall engage in production activities of ephedrine.

    未经指定的任何单位和个人,不得从事麻黄素的生产活动.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 10、

    We never engage in irregularities.

    我们决不搞歪的邪的.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 11、

    No wonder they drink, smoke, fight, carouse and otherwise engage in inappropriate social behavior.

    难怪他们喝酒 、 抽烟 、 打架 、 狂欢作乐或者做出不当的社会举动.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 12、

    Activity that concern prohibited international service trade or engage limited international service trade without permission.

    从事属于禁止的国际服务贸易、未经许可擅自从事属于限制的国际服务贸易的行为.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 13、

    I think it unfair to engage a girl for longer than a week or two.

    我认为,在那种情况下,至多只能把她挽留一、两个星期.

    ——辞典例句
  • 14、

    It would be pointless to engage in hypothesis before we have the facts.

    在我们还没掌握事实的情况下瞎猜是毫无意义的.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 15、

    Approach and engage a pretty girl in conversation with no prompting from anyone.

    邂逅并邀请一个漂亮的姑娘,在没人鼓励的前提下与之交谈.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 16、

    Winter is a cynical character of the juvenile, sometimes docile Lingli , sometimes engage in some mischief.

    冬天是一个性格乖戾的少年, 时而温顺伶俐, 时而搞些恶作剧.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 17、

    It is difficult to engage teachers of quality.

    很难招聘到优秀教师.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 18、

    I have no time to engage in the debate.

    我没时间参加辩论.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 19、

    I'll engage for John's behaviour should you decide to employ him.

    如果你决定聘用约翰,我愿为他的行为担保.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 20、

    I can engage for his honesty.

    我保证他为人诚实.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 21、

    You can engage in croquet on the south lawn.

    你可以参加南边草坪上的槌球游戏。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 22、

    Press the lever until you hear the catch engage.

    压下挡杆,直到听到挡挂好。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 23、

    He said the United States was not willing to engage in a search for partial solutions — to succumb, as he put it, to a siren song.

    他说美国不愿意参与仅仅解决部分问题的方案的探索——按照他的说法,这种做法就是向诱惑低头。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 24、

    Industry leaders want scientists to engage in fundamental research, not applied research.

    行业领袖希望科学家从事基础性研究,而非应用性研究。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 25、

    She found it hard to engage with office life.

    她发现很难适应办公室生活。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 26、

    She had vowed to go out of her way to engage with the Irish people at local community level.

    她已经发誓要努力和当地的爱尔兰人建立关系。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 27、

    His troops will only engage in a ground battle when all the odds are in their favour.

    他的部队只有在胜券在握的时候才打地面战。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 28、

    It could engage the enemy beyond the range of hostile torpedoes.

    从这可以避开敌方鱼雷区对敌人发动进攻。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 29、

    We want to engage recognized leaders in discussion.

    我们想和公认的领袖们进行讨论。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 30、

    He had been able to engage some staff.

    他已经能够雇用一些员工。

    ——柯林斯例句