王玉玲的回答：engage in 意为"参与,从事", 用于肯定语气中,多表达的是"主动地参与" 如 Companies shall engage in business activities within their registered scope of business.(公司应当在登记的经营范围内从事经营活动。)该动词短语一般在使用时与主语之间要加入 "can, will, shall"等辅助词,且多与to连用,构成非谓语动词短语, 如, One of the strangest phenomena of life is to engage in a work that will last long after death.(人生最奇异的现象之一就是，你从事的事业在你死后仍将长久存在。) be engaged in 意为 "忙于...",与"be busy doing sth."类似.,被迫忙碌的意味. **engage in 的否定结构是"can/do/does... not be engaged in",这里的be engaged in则取"参与,从事"的意思. 笑看&人生的回答：vt. 1. 吸引;占用(时间、精力等) the book engaged my full attention. 这本书把我完全吸引住了。 housework engages much of her time. 家务事占用了她很多时间。 2. 使(齿轮等)啮合 3. 与...交战,进攻 4. 雇,聘[(+as)][o2] they engaged a cook for the summer. 那个夏天他们雇了一个厨子。 5. 预订(房间、座位等) 6. 使订婚[h] david is engaged to ann. 戴维与安妮订了婚。 7. 使从事,使忙于[h] he was busily engaged in painting the furniture. 他忙于油漆家具。 8. 保证 the company engaged to finish the building by may. 那家公司保证五月份造好房子。 vi. 1. 啮合,接合[(+with)] 2. 交战,交手[(+with)] 3. 从事,参加[(+in/upon)] they engage in the study of music. 他们从事音乐研究。 4. 保证;答应 从事 he has engaged in farming for 20 years. 他从事耕作已有二十年。 engaged a. 1. 从事...的;忙于...的[(+in/on)][f] he is engaged in his business. 他忙于他的生意。 we are engaged in compiling a dictionary. 我们正忙于编一本字典。 2. 已订婚的[(+to)] bill is engaged to betty. 比尔和贝蒂订了婚。 edward and i are engaged. 爱德华和我订了婚。 3. (时间)被占用的;【英】(电话)使用中的[f] the number is engaged. 该电话正在讲话中。 my time is fully engaged. 我的时间完全被占用了。 从事于;忙于;埋头致力于 she was engaged in protecting wild birds. 她致力于保护野生鸟类的工作。 she is now engaged in writing letters. 她现在正忙着写信。 唐兴和的回答：engage in 意为"参与,从事", 用于肯定语气中,多表达的是"主动地参与 be engaged in 意为 "忙于...",与"be busy doing sth."类似.,被迫忙碌的意味. 黄紫雨的回答：engage in 意为"参与,从事", 用于肯定语气中,多表达的是"主动地参与 be engaged in 意为 "忙于...",与"be busy doing sth."类似.,被迫忙碌的意味. |
