engagements：释义

The action of engaging or the state of being engaged: engagement in diplomacy. The condition of being in gear: engagement of the transmission.

A mutual promise to get married. The period during which this promise is kept: a long engagement.

A pledge or obligation: meeting one's engagements.

A promise or agreement to be at a particular place at a particular time: a dinner engagement.

Employment, especially for a specified time: his engagement with the firm. A specific, often limited, period of employment: a speaking engagement.

A hostile encounter; a battle.