engaged
adj [usu pred 通常作表语]
1 (of a person) busy; occupied (指人)忙著, 时间占用著
I can't come to dinner on Tuesday; I'm otherwise engaged, ie I've already arranged to do something else. 我星期二不能来参加宴会, 我有别的事.
2 (Brit) (US busy) (of a telephone line) in use (指电话线)使用著, 占线
Sorry! That number's engaged. 对不起! 这个号码现在占线.
[attrib 作定语]
the engaged tone/signal, ie sound that tells the caller that the telephone line is engaged 占线声[占线信号].
3 ~ (to sb) (of a person or two people) having agreed to marry (指一人或两人)已订婚
She's engaged to Peter. 她与彼得订了婚.
They're engaged (to be married), ie to each other. 他们俩订婚了.
We've just got engaged. 我们刚刚订婚.
[attrib 作定语]
an engaged couple. 已订婚的双方.
4
(a) (esp of a toilet) occupied; already in use (尤指厕所)占用著, 使用著.
(b) (of seats, tables, etc) reserved for later use (指座位、 桌子等)预订.
I think it would be a good idea to have comments from secretaries and typists who are already using it. Then they can express their satisfaction with the product.
我认为,听听使用过这种计算机的秘书和打字员的反映,倒是个好主意。他们可以发表对产品满意的意见。
The man who had been working on the repairs mentioned the curious way their cigarettes burned and tasted.
一直在干修理工作的人提起了他们的香烟点燃时奇怪的样子以及怪怪的味道。
Three million people watched as the ashes of this great man were gently poured into the brown waters of the river that would carry them to the ocean.