engaged 音标拼音: [ɛng'edʒd]
a . 忙碌的,使用中的
忙碌的,使用中的
engaged 占线
engaged adj 1 :
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged ; "
she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities ";
"
deeply engaged in conversation " [
synonym : {
engaged },
{
occupied }]
2 :
involved in military hostilities ; "
the desperately engaged ships continued the fight "
3 :
reserved in advance [
synonym : {
booked }, {
engaged }, {
set -
aside (
p )}]
4 : (
of facilities such as telephones or lavatories )
unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability ;
(`
engaged '
is a British term for a busy telephone line ); "
her line is busy "; "
receptionists '
telephones are always engaged "; "
the lavatory is in use "; "
kept getting a busy signal " [
synonym : {
busy }, {
engaged }, {
in use (
p )}]
5 : (
used of toothed parts or gears )
interlocked and interacting ;
"
the gears are engaged "; "
meshed gears "; "
intermeshed twin rotors " [
synonym : {
engaged }, {
meshed }, {
intermeshed }]
6 :
having services contracted for ; "
the carpenter engaged (
or employed )
for the job is sick "
7 :
built against or attached to a wall ; "
engaged columns "
committed \
committed \
adj .
1 .
Bound or obligated ,
as under a pledge to a particular cause ,
action ,
or attitude .
Opposite of {
uncommitted }.
Note : [
Narrower terms : {
bound up ,
involved ,
wrapped up };
{
dedicated ,
devoted }; {
pledged ,
sworn }]
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5 ]
2 .
Associated in an exclusive sexual relationship ;
also called {
attached }.
Opposite of {
unattached }.
Note : [
Narrower terms : {
affianced }, {
bespoken }, {
betrothed },
{
engaged }, {
pledged }, {
promised }(
predicate ); {
married }]
[
Also See : {
loving }.]
Syn :
attached .
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WordNet 1 .
5 ]
3 .
Consigned involuntarily to custody ,
as in a prison or mental institution .
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WordNet 1 .
5 ]
Engaged \
En *
gaged "\,
a .
1 .
Occupied ;
employed ;
busy .
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2 .
Pledged ;
promised ;
especially ,
having the affections pledged ;
promised in marriage ;
affianced ;
betrothed .
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3 .
Greatly interested ;
of awakened zeal ;
earnest .
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4 .
Involved ;
esp .,
involved in a hostile encounter ;
as ,
the engaged ships continued the fight .
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{
Engaged column }. (
Arch .)
Same as {
Attached column }.
See under {
Attach },
v .
t .
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Engage \
En *
gage "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Engaged };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Engaging }.] [
F .
engager ;
pref .
en - (
L .
in )
gage pledge ,
pawn .
See {
Gage }.]
1 .
To put under pledge ;
to pledge ;
to place under obligations to do or forbear doing something ,
as by a pledge ,
oath ,
or promise ;
to bind by contract or promise . "
I to thee engaged a prince '
s word ." --
Shak .
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2 .
To gain for service ;
to bring in as associate or aid ;
to enlist ;
as ,
to engage friends to aid in a cause ;
to engage men for service .
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3 .
To gain over ;
to win and attach ;
to attract and hold ;
to draw .
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Good nature engages everybody to him . --
Addison .
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4 .
To employ the attention and efforts of ;
to occupy ;
to engross ;
to draw on .
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Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage . --
Pope .
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Taking upon himself the difficult task of engaging him in conversation . --
Hawthorne .
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5 .
To enter into contest with ;
to encounter ;
to bring to conflict .
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A favorable opportunity of engaging the enemy .
--
Ludlow .
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6 . (
Mach .)
To come into gear with ;
as ,
the teeth of one cogwheel engage those of another ,
or one part of a clutch engages the other part .
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93 Moby Thesaurus words for "
engaged ":
absorbed ,
absorbed in ,
accessory ,
affianced ,
agreed ,
armed ,
arranged ,
arrayed ,
assured ,
at it ,
at work ,
battled ,
betrothed ,
bound ,
buried in ,
busy ,
caught up in ,
committed ,
compacted ,
compromised ,
contemplating ,
contemplative ,
contracted ,
covenanted ,
deep ,
deployed ,
devoted ,
devoted to ,
embattled ,
employed ,
engrossed ,
engrossed in ,
full of business ,
guaranteed ,
hard at it ,
hard at work ,
immersed ,
immersed in ,
implicated ,
in battle array ,
in harness ,
intended ,
intent ,
intent on ,
involved ,
lost in ,
meditating ,
meditative ,
monomaniacal ,
monopolized ,
obligated ,
obsessed ,
occupied ,
on duty ,
on the go ,
on the hop ,
on the job ,
on the jump ,
on the move ,
on the run ,
partaking ,
participant ,
participating ,
participative ,
participatory ,
pledged ,
plighted ,
preoccupied ,
promised ,
ranged ,
rapt ,
sealed ,
settled ,
sharing ,
signed ,
single -
minded ,
stipulated ,
studious ,
studying ,
submerged in ,
swept up ,
sworn ,
taken up with ,
tied up ,
totally absorbed ,
undertaken ,
underwritten ,
warranted ,
working ,
wrapped ,
wrapped in ,
wrapped up ,
wrapped up in
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