engage Idiom

engage with

1．attack（the enemy）；enter into conflict with 攻击；与…交战
Our army engaged with the enemy at the first light of day．天一破晓，我军就同敌人交了火。
It's very likely that the two countries will engage with each other．很可能这两个国家要发生冲突。
2．connect with sth．as in machinery（机器）啮合
The engine has stopped because the different parts of the motor are not engaging with one another properly．由于各零件彼此啮合欠佳，发动机停了。
3．be busy dealing with 忙于应付；忙于
Most of my time is engaged with theedaytoday work in the office．我的大部分时间都是在办公室处理日常事务。
At present he is engaged with the revision of his book．目前他正忙于修订他那本书。

engaged in

busy with；occupied in 忙于；从事于
The diligent student engaged himself in concentrated study．那位勤奋的学生一直在专心地学习。
The employer engaged his new workers in hard labor．这位雇主让他的新工人一直不停地干艰苦的工作。
She is an experienced teacher, for she has engaged in teaching for thirty years．她是一位有经验的教师，因为她从事教学已经30年了。

meet one's engagements

1．keep one's promise承诺（约言、契约）
He has met his engagements．他已履行了他的契约。
2．make payment付款
He has not enough money to meet his engagements．他没有足够的钱来偿清他的债务。

engage in small talk

Idiom(s): engage in small talk

Theme: COMMUNICATION - VERBAL

to talk only about minor matters rather than important matters or personal matters.
• All the people at the party were engaging in small talk.
• They chatted about the weather and otherwise engaged in small talk.

engage in small talk|engage|small talk|talk

v. phr. To converse with a stranger or casual acquaintance about matters of no great importance in order to make the time go faster. The patients in the doctor's waiting room engaged in small talk complaining about the hot weather.

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