engaged
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++en·gaged /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/ ●●○ adjective 1 MARRYif two people are engaged, they have agreed to marry 已订婚的 Have you heard? Sally and Ray are getting engaged. 你听说了吗？萨莉和雷要订婚了。 She is engaged to be married. 她已经订婚了。engaged to Kate’s engaged to Mark. 凯特和马克订婚了。n GrammarYou are or get engaged to someone: He is engaged to a lovely woman. ✗Don’t say: He is engaged with a lovely woman.► see thesaurus at married2 British English if you call someone on the telephone and their line is engaged, they are already speaking to someone else 电话占线的 SYN American English busy She rang Mrs Tavett but the line was engaged. 她打电话给塔韦特夫人，但电话占线。engaged tone/signal (=the sound you hear when the phone is engaged) 〔电话占线的〕忙音3. BUSY/NOT AVAILABLE British English written a public toilet that is engaged is being used 〔公共厕所〕使用中的 OPP vacant4. be otherwise engaged formalBUSY/NOT AVAILABLE to be unable to do something because you are doing something else 另外有约，另外有事
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engaged• They spent all their time together, as country people do once they are engaged.• Fortunately the Caring Chauvinist was away the following day, but Ricky's number was always engaged.• We got engaged at Christmas.• My lungs suddenly come sharply through from behind my engaged brain, reminding me that I am not a fish.• Todd and Ellen have been engaged for about 3 months now.• They've been engaged for six months.• Nick was out, Joey was engaged, Jim was just making coffee and why didn't I come over.• Such politically engaged postmodernism is rarer in Britain than elsewhere.• Unless the number is engaged, the ringing pulses will be felt. 3.• You'll be glad to hear that Ralph and I, with my father's consent, are engaged to be married.• He's engaged to Paul's sister.getting engaged• If that is what getting engaged does to him, the pity is that we live in a monogamous society!• Perhaps their Annie was getting engaged, he thought.• I can't help getting engaged on the human scale, minimal though this is, fight it though I do.• No, he hadn't actually said anything about getting engaged yet.line ... engaged• After that she rang Mrs Tavett but the line was engaged.• He had tried to telephone his wife once, but without success: the line was engaged.• Telephone lines are often engaged and call charges can be high.From Longman Business Dictionaryengageden‧gaged /ɪnˈgeɪdʒd/ adjective British English a telephone that is engaged is being usedSYN AmE busyI can’t get through — her line’s engaged.Every time I call I get the engaged tone (=the sound you hear when the telephone is engaged).en·gaged adjective →n GRAMMAR1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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engaged
en‧gaged /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/
adjective
1. if two people are engaged, they have agreed to marry:
Have you heard? Sally and Ray are getting engaged.
She is engaged to be married.
engaged to
Kate’s engaged to Mark.
2. British English if you call someone on the telephone and their line is engaged, they are already speaking to someone else
SYN busy American English:
She rang Mrs Tavett but the line was engaged.
engaged tone/signal (=the sound you hear when the phone is engaged)
3. British English written a public toilet that is engaged is being used
OPP vacant
4. be otherwise engaged formal to be unable to do something because you are doing something else
▪ married having a husband or wife: How long have you been married? | a married couple
▪single not married: Chris is 45 and still single. | single mothers
▪engaged having formally agreed to marry someone in the future: Jane and Pete have just got engaged. | engaged couples
▪live together to share a home and have a sexual relationship, but not be married: More and more couples are choosing to live together rather than get married.
▪separated no longer living with your husband or wife because of problems in your marriage: I think Joan and Brian are separated now.
▪divorced no longer married because you have legally ended your marriage: My parents got divorced when I was 10. | divorced men
▪widowed no longer married because your husband or wife has died: He’s a widowed father of two.
en‧gaged /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/
adjective1. if two people are engaged, they have agreed to marry:
engaged to
2. British English if you call someone on the telephone and their line is engaged, they are already speaking to someone else
SYN busy American English:
engaged tone/signal (=the sound you hear when the phone is engaged)
3. British English written a public toilet that is engaged is being used
OPP vacant
4. be otherwise engaged formal to be unable to do something because you are doing something else
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Romance 恋爱
fall/be (madly/deeply/hopelessly)in love (with sb)（疯狂地／深深地／无可救药地）爱上／爱着（某人） be/believe in/fall in love at first sight是／相信一见钟情；一见钟情 be/find true love/the love of your life是／找到真爱／一生的爱 suffer (from) (the pains/pangs of) unrequited love受单相思之苦 have/feel/show/express great/deep/genuine affection for sb/sth对某人／某事有着／表示出强烈的／深深的／真挚的爱慕之情 meet/marry your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend与丈夫／妻子／伴侣／未婚夫／未婚妻／男朋友／女朋友结识／结婚 have/go on a (blind)date 有个／去约会／相亲 be going out with/ ( especially
NAmE dating a guy/girl/boy/man/woman与一个小伙子／女生／男生／男人／女人在谈恋爱 move in with/live with your boyfriend/girlfriend/partner与男朋友／女朋友／伴侣同居
Weddings 婚礼
get/be engaged/married/divorced订婚；结婚；离婚 arrange/plan a wedding安排婚礼 have a big wedding/a honeymoon/a happy marriage举行隆重的婚礼；度蜜月；婚姻幸福 have/enter into an arranged marriage有一个／走入包办婚姻 call off/cancel/postpone your wedding取消／推迟婚礼 invite sb to/go to/attend a wedding/a wedding ceremony/a wedding reception邀请某人出席／参加婚礼／结婚典礼／结婚喜宴 conduct/perform a wedding ceremony举行结婚典礼 exchange rings/wedding vows/marriage vows交换戒指；互致结婚誓言 congratulate/toast/raise a glass to the happy couple祝贺这对幸福的新人；为这对幸福的伉俪干杯 be/go on honeymoon (with your wife/husband)（与妻子／丈夫）在／去度蜜月 celebrate your first (wedding) anniversary庆祝第一个（结婚）纪念日
Separation and divorce 分居和离婚
be unfaithful to/ ( cheat on your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend对丈夫／妻子／伴侣／未婚夫／未婚妻／男朋友／女朋友不忠 have an affair (with sb)（和某人）有暧昧关系 break off/end an engagement/a relationship解除／终止婚约／恋爱关系 break up with/split up with/ ( dump your boyfriend/girlfriend与男友／女友分手；甩掉男友／女友 separate from/be separated from/leave/divorce your husband/wife和丈夫／妻子分居；离弃丈夫／妻子；与丈夫／妻子离婚 annul/dissolve a marriage宣布婚姻无效；解除婚姻关系 apply for/ask for/go through/get a divorce申请／要求／办理离婚；离婚 get/gain/be awarded/have/lose custody of the children获得／被判予／拥有／失去对孩子的监护权 pay alimony/child support (to your ex-wife/husband)（向前妻／前夫）支付生活费／子女抚养费
Making and receiving phone calls 打／接电话
the phone/telephone rings 电话铃响了 answer/pick up/hang up the phone/telephone接／挂电话 lift/pick up/hold/replace the receiver拿起／拿着／放回听筒 dial a (phone/wrong) number/an extension number/an area code拨打（电话）号码；拨错号码；拨打分机号码；拨打区号 call sb/talk (to sb)/speak (to sb) on the phone/telephone; from home/work/the office给某人打电话；从家里／工作地点／办公室给某人打电话 make/get/receive a phone call打／接电话 take the phoneoff the hook (= remove the receiver so that the phone does not ring)摘下电话听筒 the line is ( BrE engaged/ ( especially
NAmE busy 占线 the phones have been ( NAmE ringing off the hook (= ringing frequently)电话铃声不断 put sb through/get through to the person you want to speak to给某人接通另一人的电话；打通电话 put sb on hold (= so that they must wait for the person they want to speak to)让某人不要挂上电话（以便等想找的人接电话） call from/use a landline用座机打电话
Mobile/cell phones 手机
be/talk on a( mobile phone/mobile/both
BrE ( cell phone/especially
NAmE ( cellespecially
NAmE 用手机讲电话 use/answer/call (sb on)/get a message on your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell使用／接听／拨打某人的手机；用手机接收信息 switch/turn on/off your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell开启／关闭手机 charge/recharge your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell给手机充电 a mobile/cell phone is on/is off/rings/goes off 手机开机／关机／响铃／没电关机 ( BrE top up your mobile (phone)给手机充值 send/receive a text (message)/an SMS (message)/a fax发送／接收信息／短信／传真 insert/remove/change a SIM card插入／取出／更换 SIM 卡