engages

英 [ɪnˈɡeɪdʒɪz]

美 [ɪnˈɡeɪdʒɪz]

v.  吸引住(注意力、兴趣); 雇用; 聘用; 与…建立密切关系; 尽力理解
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柯林斯词典

• VERB 参与;从事
  If youengage inan activity, you do it or are actively involved with it.
  1. I have never engaged in the drug trade...
     我从未参与过毒品交易。
  2. You can engage in croquet on the south lawn.
     你可以参加南边草坪上的槌球游戏。
• VERB 吸引（人）;引起（注意、兴趣）
  If somethingengagesyou or your attention or interest, it keeps you interested in it and thinking about it.
  1. 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。
• VERB 使参与，使参加（谈话）
  If youengagesomeoneinconversation, you have a conversation with them.
  1. They tried to engage him in conversation...
     他们试图跟他交谈。
  2. We want to engage recognized leaders in discussion.
     我们想和公认的领袖们进行讨论。
• VERB 适应；（与…）建立密切关系
  If youengage withsomething orwitha group of people, you get involved with that thing or group and feel that you are connected with it or have real contact with it.
  1. She found it hard to engage with office life...
     她发现很难适应办公室生活。
  2. 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。
• VERB 任命;聘用;雇用
  If youengagesomeone to do a particular job, you appoint them to do it.
  1. We engaged the services of a recognised engineer...
     我们雇用了一个公认的杰出工程师。
  2. He had been able to engage some staff.
     他已经能够雇用一些员工。
• V-ERG （使）啮合;（使）咬合
  When a part of a machine or other mechanismengagesor when youengageit, it moves into a position where it fits into something else.
  1. Press the lever until you hear the catch engage.
     压下挡杆，直到听到挡挂好。
  2. ...a lesson in how to engage the four-wheel drive.
     如何使四轮驱动啮合的课程
• VERB 与…交战
  When a military forceengagesthe enemy, it attacks them and starts a battle.
  1. 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。
• See also:engagedengaging

双语例句

• An accounting entity is any economic organization, which controls resources and engages in economic activities.
  会计主体是指任何一个掌握资源并从事经济活动的经济组织。
• This commitment is breached when someone engages in activities that cause a conflict of interest.
  这种承诺是违背当有人所从事的活动，造成利益冲突。
• A brake on a bicycle that engages with reverse pressure on the pedals.
  在自行车上的能够和踏板的压力成反方向的车闸。
• Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.
  这个季节有福了，它将整个世界和爱的谋划完美结合。
• A subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in espionage or sabotage; an enemy in your midst.
  支持敌人、从事间谍或破坏活动的一队危险分子；藏在你们中间的敌人。
• In order to protect the equipment, the owner engages engineers for construction equipment supervision.
  根据这一特点，业主为保护设备聘请了施工设备监理。
• Instead, quality is a shared responsibility that engages all team members throughout the software lifecycle.
  相反的，质量是一个共享的责任，在整个软件生命周期中约束着所有的团队成员。
• One who engages in technical analysis.
  运用技术分析的人员。
• Push on connector onto air cushion control valve until this engages audibly.
  将接头推到气垫控制阀上，直到听到卡入位为止。
• Studying engages most of my time.
  学习占用了我大部分时间。