1、engagement
约会;约定
He had an engagement at a restaurant in Greek Street at eight.
他8点在希腊街的一个餐厅有个约会。
business-related social engagements.
与公事有关的社交约会
婚约
I've broken off my engagement to Arthur.
我已经解除了与阿瑟的婚约。
Announcing our engagement was a relief.
宣布婚约让我们松了一口气。
交战;战斗
The constitution prohibits them from military engagement on foreign soil.
宪法禁止他们在外国采取军事行动。
2、assault
猛攻;强攻
The rebels are poised for a new assault on the government garrisons.
叛军准备好要对政府驻军发起新一轮的猛攻。
Most US soldiers welcomed the ground assault when the order was finally given.
当命令最终下达的时候,大多数美军士兵都愿意发动地面进攻。
人身攻击;殴打;(身体)侵犯
The attack is one of a series of savage sexual assaults on women in the university area.
这次袭击是在大学校园内发生的一系列针对女性的野蛮性侵犯事件中的一起。
At the police station, I was charged with assault.
在警察局,我被指控殴打他人。
严厉抨击;强烈批评
He leveled a verbal assault against his Democratic opponents.
他猛烈抨击其民主党对手。