資料來源 : pyDict
動人的,迷人的,有魅力的
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Engage \En*gage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engaged}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Engaging}.] [F. engager; pref. en- (L. in) + gage pledge,
pawn. See {Gage}.]
1. To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations
to do or forbear doing something, as by a pledge, oath, or
promise; to bind by contract or promise. ``I to thee
engaged a prince's word.'' --Shak.
2. To gain for service; to bring in as associate or aid; to
enlist; as, to engage friends to aid in a cause; to engage
men for service.
3. To gain over; to win and attach; to attract and hold; to
draw.
Good nature engages everybody to him. --Addison.
4. To employ the attention and efforts of; to occupy; to
engross; to draw on.
Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage. --Pope.
Taking upon himself the difficult task of engaging
him in conversation. --Hawthorne.
5. To enter into contest with; to encounter; to bring to
conflict.
A favorable opportunity of engaging the enemy.
--Ludlow.
6. (Mach.) To come into gear with; as, the teeth of one
cogwheel engage those of another, or one part of a clutch
engages the other part.
Engaging \En*ga"ging\, a.
Tending to draw the attention or affections; attractive; as,
engaging manners or address. -- {En*ga"ging*ly}, adv. --
{En*ga"ging*ness}, n.
{Engaging and disengaging} {gear or machinery}, that in
which, or by means of which, one part is alternately
brought into gear or out of gear with another part, as
occasion may require.
Encage \En*cage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Encaged}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Engaging}.] [Pref. en- + cage: cf. F. encager.]
To confine in a cage; to coop up. --Shak.
資料來源 : WordNet®
engaging
adj : attracting or delighting; "an engaging frankness"; "a
piquant face with large appealing eyes" [syn: {piquant}]