【engage音标】 英[ɪnˈgeɪdʒ] 美[ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ]
【单词释义】 engage是什么意思：
v. 参加，从事；吸引；雇用，聘请；紧密结合；与…建立密切关系；与…交战
[单词分级] 大学英语四级词汇
[第三人称单数] engages
[单词现在分词] engaging
[单词过去式] engaged
[单词过去分词] engaged
【关联词/派生词】
engagement n.订婚，婚约；约会；约定，契约；交战，战斗
engaging adj.迷人的；吸引人的 v.参加，从事；吸引；雇用，聘请(engage的现在分词)
engaged adj.有人用的；已订婚的；（指电话）占线的；忙碌的 v.参加，从事；吸引；雇用，聘请(engage的过去式和过去分词)
【engage形近词/近似词】
mortgage n.抵押；抵押贷款；按揭贷款
luggage n.(Br.)[U]行李
baggage n.(Am.)[U]行李
【近义词解析】
◇ 参加
attend (v. [正式]参加，出席)：多指出席会议、参加学术活动、听课等。
engage ([四级]v. [正式]参加，参与)：指做某事或参与某项活动，常后接介词 in/on/upon。
join (v. 参加，加入)：指加入组织、团体等，也指与他人一同做某事，或去某人那里与其呆在一起或做某事。
participate (v. [正式]参加，参与)：指参与某活动或事件，含积极、主动之意，常后接介词 in。
【单词例句】
◇ He glanced, with a very critical eye, at all the flower-beds, and found that the flowers were seated quietly and demurely on their stalks, just as maidens should sit before they are engaged; but there was a great number of them, and it appeared as if his search would become very wearisome.
因此他就把她们都看了一遍。每朵花都是安静地、端庄地坐在梗子上，正如一个姑娘在没有订婚时那样坐着。可是她们的数目非常多，选择很不容易。
---- The Butterfly
◇ 4. "Simple really. I have read your mission and vision. I have gleaned information about you and your company through social media, engaging my professional network, and exploring other publicly available information. As a result, I think I can clearly state four things and I would like you to validate my thinking."
第四种回答：“其实很简单。我看过了你们的职位描述和对聘任者的要求。我利用职业关系网，从社交媒体收集了您和公司的资料，以及其他公开信息。因此，我觉得我能清晰地说明四件事，也想请您确认我的想法。”
---- Why do you want to work here?
◇ Patients with coronary artery disease who engaged in a course of laughter therapy had reduced inflammation and better health, the research found.
研究发现，采用“大笑疗法”的冠心病患者炎症减轻了，身体变好了。
---- Study finds laughter is good for heart health
◇ The results suggested that good cardiorespiratory fitness – an individual's ability to engage in sustained aerobic exercises such as running, cycling, and swimming – was associated with a 42% reduced risk of lung cancer, a 40% reduced risk of liver cancer and a 39% reduced risk of oesophageal cancer.
结果表明，心肺健康的人患肺癌、肝癌和食管癌的风险分别降低42%、40%和39% ———— 心肺健康意味着能够从事跑步、骑车、游泳等持续的有氧运动。