[字辨] 關於 engage in

[kenco (幸運的毒藥)]

engage in
看字面上的意思，有：從事於;忙於;埋頭致力於

因此我粗淺的理解是主動型態的。

不過看大部分的寫法，如：
My father is engaged in farming.
我父親從事農作。

上面那句就是被動型態；而且似乎很多人自傳也常這樣用。

不過TIME寫馬英九的文章：
Ma, a Harvard Law School graduate, is proposing that China and Taiwan set
aside the ideological differences at the heart of their conflict and
engage in a sweeping program of economic and cultural exchanges.

這裡頭的engage in我是翻作致力於....

請問是字義上的不同（從事於;埋頭致力於）才造成型態不同嗎？

或者有著我不瞭解的規則或習慣？



P.S. TIME 的 engage in 時態也怪怪的.... 不是 engaged 也不是 engaging...


先謝謝大家解答～～ ^^

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作者: dans (邀棋前請先知會) 看板: Eng-Class
標題: Re: [字辨] 關於 engage in
時間: Fri May  9 20:13:06 2008

※ 引述《kenco (幸運的毒藥)》之銘言：
: engage in
: 看字面上的意思，有：從事於;忙於;埋頭致力於
: 因此我粗淺的理解是主動型態的。
: 不過看大部分的寫法，如：
: My father is engaged in farming.
: 我父親從事農作。
: 上面那句就是被動型態；而且似乎很多人自傳也常這樣用。
: 不過TIME寫馬英九的文章：
: Ma, a Harvard Law School graduate, is proposing that China and Taiwan set
: aside the ideological differences at the heart of their conflict and
: engage in a sweeping program of economic and cultural exchanges.
: 這裡頭的engage in我是翻作致力於....
: 請問是字義上的不同（從事於;埋頭致力於）才造成型態不同嗎？
: 或者有著我不瞭解的規則或習慣？
: P.S. TIME 的 engage in 時態也怪怪的.... 不是 engaged 也不是 engaging...
: 先謝謝大家解答～～ ^^
看看Answers.com的解釋


http://www.answers.com/engage

V tr
To obtain or contract for the services of; employ: engage a carpenter.
To arrange for the use of; reserve: engage a room. See synonyms at book.
To pledge or promise, especially to marry.
To attract and hold the attention of; engross: a hobby that engaged her
for hours at a time.
To win over or attract: His smile engages everyone he meets.
To draw into; involve: engage a shy person in conversation.
To require the use of; occupy: Studying engages most of my time.
To enter or bring into conflict with: We have engaged the enemy.
To interlock or cause to interlock; mesh: engage the automobile's clutch.

V intr
To give or take as security.
To involve oneself or become occupied; participate: engage in conversation.
To assume an obligation; agree.
To enter into conflict or battle: The armies engaged at dawn.
To become meshed or interlocked: The gears engaged.



http://www.answers.com/engaged

a.
Employed, occupied, or busy.
Committed, as to a cause.
Pledged to marry; betrothed: an engaged couple.
Involved in conflict or battle.
Being in gear; meshed.
Partly embedded in, built into, or attached to another part, as columns
on a wall.
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