/ɪnˈgeɪdʒ ||; ɪnˈgedʒ/verb [T] (
formal 正式)
1 to interest or attract sb 使感兴趣；吸引: You need to engage the students' attention right from the start. 一开始就要抓住学生的注意力。
2 [T] engage sb (as sth) to give work to sb 聘用: They engaged him as a cook. 他们聘请他当厨师。
3 [I,T] engage (with sth) to make parts of a machine fit together 使（构件或零件）衔接: Engage the clutch before selecting a gear. 踩住离合器踏板以后再选档。
engage in sth to take part in sth 参与；从事:
I don't engage in that kind of gossip! 背后说闲话，我才不干呢！