engage

1. V-I If you engage in an activity, you do it or are actively involved with it. 从事[正式]

I have never engaged in drug trafficking. 我从来没有从事过贩毒。

2. V-T If something engages you or your attention or interest, it keeps you interested in it and thinking about it. 吸引

They never learned skills to engage the attention of the others. 他们从来没有学过吸引别人注意的技巧。

3. V-T If you engage someone in conversation, you have a conversation with them. 使加入

They tried to engage him in conversation. 他们试图使他加入谈话。

4. V-I If you engage with something or with a 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. 使融入

She found it hard to engage with office life. 她发现难以融入办公室生活。

5. engagementN-UNCOUNT 密切关系

...the candidate's apparent lack of engagement with younger voters. …该候选人明显缺乏与年轻选民的接触。

6. V-T If you engage someone to do a particular job, you appoint them to do it. 聘[正式]

We engaged the services of a famous engineer. 我们聘了一位有名的工程师来帮忙。

7. →see also engaged , engaging