engaged
翻译
订婚的, 从事于, （电话）占线的, 交战中的
例句
They are engaged to be married.
他们订婚了，准备结婚。
The line is engaged at the moment.
电话现在占线。
She is engaged in a new project.
她正忙于一个新项目。
语法模式
((sb.)) be engaged ((to sb.)) 与（某人）订婚 They are engaged to be married.
((sb.)) be engaged ((in sth.)) 从事于（某事） She is engaged in a new project.
The line is engaged 电话占线 The line is engaged at the moment.
近义词
同义词: betrothed, occupied, busy; 反义词: single, free, available
词源
源自法语“engager”（保证，承诺），由“en-”（进入）和“gage”（保证物）组成。
记忆技巧
想到“订婚戒指 (engagement ring)”有助于记住“订婚的”这个意思。对于“忙碌的”意思，可以想象“从事于 (engaged in)”某项活动。