engagement

• A prior engagement will preclude them from coming .
  他们因为有约在先，不能来了。
• I have an impending engagement .
  我眼下和别人有个约会。
• He broke off his engagement to her .
  他和她解除了婚约。
• The noise of the engagement merely silenced him .
  订婚的鼓噪只是使他沉默下来而已。
• The engagement was, as usual, almost bloodless .
  同过去一样，这次战役几乎没有流血。
• The general tried to avoid an engagement with the enemy .
  那位将军竭力避免与敌军交战。
• I am under an engagement to go .
  我有约会要去。
• Our engagement with the sitwell company terminated in may .
  我们与西特威尔公司的合同五月到期。
• At last he does write from philadelphia terminating the engagement .
  最后，他才从费城来信废除婚约。
• She wanted to hear many particulars of their engagement repeated again .
  她想再听到他们订婚中的许多细节。