1 ADJ 从事…的;忙于…的 Someone who is
engaged in or
engaged on a particular activity is doing that thing.
从事…的;忙于…的 [formal] 2 ADJ [usually verb-link ADJ] 订婚的 When two people are
engaged, they have agreed to marry each other.
订婚的 [Also + to] SYN betrothed [old-fashioned] ,
promised,
pledged,
affianced [old-fashioned] 3 ADJ [verb-link ADJ] (电话)占线的 If a telephone or a telephone line is
engaged, it is already being used by someone else so that you are unable to speak to the person you are phoning.
(电话)占线的 [British] in AM, use 美国英语用 busy
4 ADJ [verb-link ADJ] (公共厕所)被占用的,使用中的 If a public toilet is
engaged, it is already being used by someone else.
(公共厕所)被占用的,使用中的 [British] in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 occupied
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