engaged

英 [ɪn'geɪdʒd; en-] 美[ɪn'gedʒd]

• adj. 使用中的，忙碌的
• v. 保证；约定；同…订婚（engage的过去分词）

1. having ones attention or mind or energy engaged;

"she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities"

"deeply engaged in conversation"

2. involved in military hostilities;

"the desperately engaged ships continued the fight"

3. reserved in advance

4. (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line);

"her line is busy"

"receptionists' telephones are always engaged"

"the lavatory is in use"

"kept getting a busy signal"

5. (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting;

"the gears are engaged"

"meshed gears"

"intermeshed twin rotors"

6. having services contracted for;

"the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick"

7. built against or attached to a wall;

"engaged columns"

8. pledged to be married;

"the engaged couple"