| 释义 |
en·gaged
\-jd\ adjective
Etymology: from past participle of engage
1. : occupied, employed
2. : pledged or promised especially in marriage : betrothed
3. : greatly interested : earnest
4. : involved especially in a hostile encounter
< the engaged ships continued the fight >
5. of an architectural member
a. : partly embedded or bonded (as in a wall)
< an engaged column >
b. : fitted, framed
6.
a. of machinery : being in gear
b. of gears : meshed
• en·gaged·ly \-jə̇dlē, -jdlē, -li\ adverb
• en·gaged·ness \-jə̇dnə̇s, -j(d)n-\ noun -es |