"engaged in" 是一个常用的英语短语,核心意思是“从事于;忙于;参与(某活动/事务)”,强调主语正在专注或投入地进行某项活动、工作或事务。
"engaged in" 是 “be动词 + engaged in + 名词/动名词” 的结构(因为"in"是介词,后面需接名词、代词或动名词,不能接动词原形)。
根据语境可使用不同时态:
现在进行时(描述当前正在做的事):am/is/are engaged in
过去进行时(描述过去某时正在做的事):was/were engaged in
主语通常是人、组织或团体(强调“主动参与”)。
She is engaged in graphic design for a marketing company.
(她在一家营销公司从事平面设计工作。)
The team was engaged in a new project when the deadline was changed.
(截止日期变更时,团队正在做一个新项目。)
My dad is always engaged in gardening on weekends.
(我爸爸周末总在忙着园艺。)
They were engaged in playing board games when I arrived.
(我到的时候,他们正在玩桌游。)
The professor has been engaged in climate change research for 20 years.
(这位教授从事气候变化研究已有20年。)
Many volunteers are engaged in helping homeless people this winter.
(今年冬天,许多志愿者参与帮助无家可归者。)
避免错误搭配:"engaged in" 后接动名词(doing),不能接动词原形。
❌ 错误:He is engaged in play football.
✅ 正确:He is engaged in playing football.(他在踢足球。)
同义替换:可与 "be involved in"(参与)或 "be occupied with"(忙于)互换,但 "engaged in" 更强调专注度。
"engaged in" 是描述“投入做某事”的高频短语,关键要记住介词后接名词/动名词,结合时态和主语使用,就能准确表达“从事、忙于、参与”的意思啦~