/ɪnˈgeɪdʒmənt ||; ɪnˈgedʒmənt/noun[C] 1 an agreement to get married; the time when you are engaged 订婚；婚约: He broke off their engagement. 他解除了他们的婚约。
2 (formal 正式) an arrangement to go somewhere or do sth at a fixed time; an appointment 约会: I can't come on Tuesday as I have a prior engagement. 星期二我来不了，我已经有约。