engage（verb）
1、（formal）to succeed in attracting and keep sb's attention and interests.
For example:
It's a movie that engage both the mind and the eye.
这是一部令人赏心悦目的影片。
2、engage sb(as sth)(formal)to employ sb to do a particular job.
For example:
He is currently engaged as a consultant.
他现在受雇为顾问。
3、engage(with sth/sb)to become involved with and try to understand sb.
For example:
She has the ability to engage with young minds.
她能够与年轻人心意相通。
4、(formal)to begin fighting with sb
to engage the enemy.
与敌人交战。
5、engage with sth:when a part of machine engages，or when you engage it，it fits together with another part of the machine and the machine begins to work. (这段话可能有些小伙伴难以理解，通俗的说：使…衔接，啮合。）
One cogwheel engages with the next.
齿轮一个个啮合在一起。
OPP(反义词)：disengage 使…脱离，解开，解除。
二、句型理解
engage (sb) in sth=take part in sth=make sb take part in sth 使…从事，参加。
Even in prison，he continued to engage in crimial activities.
他甚至在监狱里还在从事犯罪活动。
She tried desperately to engage him in conversation. 她用尽办法要他和她谈话。
三、拓展词性
engaged (adj.)
1、engage in/on sth=busy doing sth 忙于，从事于
For example:
They are engaged in talks with the Irish government.
他们正忙着与爱尔兰政府谈判。
He is now engaged on his second novel.
他正埋头写他的第二部小说。
2、engage to sb:having agreed to marry sb
与某人已订婚
They are engaged to be married.
他们已经订婚了。
an engaged couple 已订婚的一对
3、（of a telephone line）being used被占用的，使用中的。
l couldn't get through-the line's engaged. 我打不通电话，线路忙。
4、（of a public toilet/bathroom）being used：占用着，使用中。
engagement(noun)婚约；约会；交战；诺言
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