单词 | engage in sth |
释义 | engage in sthphrasal verb (rather formal) to be involved in a particular type of activity从事;参加◆even in prison, he continued to engage in criminal activities.他甚至在监狱里还继续从事犯罪活动。 ➡ see also engagement → involvement note 辨析 be/get involved, participate, take part or engage in sth?you participate or take part in a particular activity or event: participate is more formal than take part. be/get involved is a more general expression to talk about the kind of activity or area of interest that sb gives their time to: you might be involved in politics but would participate/take part in a political debate. engage in sth is also used for more general types of activity, especially (but not only) activities that are bad in some way or cause disapproval. * participate 和 take part 指参与特定的活动或事件,前者比后者更正式些;表示花时间参与某种活动或从事某种爱好,be/get involved 含义更宽泛,可以说 be involved in politics (参与政治),但要说 participate/take part in a political debate (参加政治辩论)。engage in sth 所参与的活动也较广,尤指参与(但不限于)不良或招致反对的活动。 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! |
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