engagement

Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary

en‧gage‧ment /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/ BrE AmE noun
1. BEFORE MARRIAGE [countable] an agreement between two people to marry, or the period of time they are engaged
engagement of/to
Their engagement was announced in the paper.
Tony was stunned when Lisa suddenly broke off their engagement (=finished it).
engagement ring (=a ring that a man gives a woman to show that they are engaged)
2. ARRANGEMENT TO DO SOMETHING [countable] an official arrangement to do something, especially one that is related to your work
official/public/royal etc engagement
The princess will continue to carry out royal engagements.
This is his only public speaking engagement on the tour.
His excuse of a prior engagement was accepted.
3. INVOLVEMENT [uncountable] when you become involved with someone or something in order to understand them
engagement with/in
a strategy of engagement and cooperation with China
Many students pass without any real engagement in learning.
4. FIGHTING [uncountable and countable] technical fighting between armies etc:
military rules of engagement
5. EMPLOYMENT [uncountable and countable] formal an official arrangement to employ or pay someone to do a particular job:
Please sign to indicate your acceptance of the terms of engagement.
6. MACHINE PARTS [uncountable] the fitting together of the working parts of a machine
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COLLOCATIONS (for Meaning 1)
verbs
▪ announce your engagement (=tell people about it) The couple are expected to announce their engagement today.
▪ break off your engagement (=suddenly end it) Were you surprised when Toni broke off your engagement?
adjectives
▪ long (=a long period between getting engaged and getting married) Neither of them wanted a long engagement.
▪ short They were married last month after a short engagement.
engagement + NOUN
▪ engagement ring Jerry bought her a beautiful sapphire engagement ring.
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COLLOCATIONS (for Meaning 2)
verbs
▪ have an engagement I don't have any engagements tomorrow.
▪ carry out an engagement Last year, the princess carried out over 300 official engagements.
▪ cancel an engagement He instructed his secretary to cancel all his engagements.
adjectives
▪ an official engagement This is the Prime Minister's first official engagement since the elections.
▪ a public engagement She appeared with her husband at many public engagements.
▪ an important engagement He had an important engagement with his solicitor.
▪ a previous/prior engagement (=one that is already arranged) I'm sorry I can't be there, but I have a previous engagement.
▪ a speaking engagement (=one in which you give a speech) I've been turning down speaking engagements to concentrate on writing my memoirs.

engagementhu

◎	[in'geidʒmənt]
※	danh từ
	■	sự hứa hẹn, sự ước hẹn, sự cam kết, sự ràng buộc, sự hứa hôn
		☆	their engagement was announced in the local paper
			việc họ đính hôn đã được công bố trên báo địa phương
		☆	to keep one's engagements
			tôn trọng những lời cam kết của mình
		☆	he doesn't have enough money to meet all his engagements
			ông ta không đủ tiền để trả hết các khoản đã hứa hẹn (sẽ trả)
	■	sự hứa gặp; cuộc hẹn
		☆	I have several engagements for next week
			tuần tới tôi có vài cuộc hẹn
		☆	the orchestra has several concert engagements
			dàn nhạc đã có kế hoạch biểu diễn vài buổi hoà nhạc
		☆	social engagements
			sự được mời mọc ở các cuộc chiêu đãi...
	■	sự thuê mướn (người làm...), sự tuyển dụng
		☆	the engagement of three new assistants
			việc tuyển dụng ba người trợ lý mới
	■	(kỹ thuật) sự gài (số...)
		☆	after engagement of the clutch
			sau khi gài khớp ly hợp
	■	(quân sự) sự giao chiến; trận đánh
		☆	to avoid an engagement with the guerilla
			tránh một cuộc giao chiến với quân du kích

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  participation, involvement, involution, mesh, meshing, interlocking, booking, employment, betrothal, troth, date, appointment, battle, conflict, fight
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  non-engagement, nonparticipation, non-involvement