考点 engage, be engaged in,take up.的区别 ⑴engage使从事于,使忙于(常用被动语态);约束,约定,使订婚;占用(时间等);雇用. 例如:Housework engaged much of her time. 家务占用了她许多时间. Can you engage that all what he said is true? 你能保证他说的都是真话吗? I’ll engage to be there on time. 我保证准时到达. ⑵be engaged in doing sth 这个短语动词作“从事”讲,其中的engaged是个表语形容词;be engaged to do sth 则是“被任用”的意思,是被动式. 例如:He is engaged in writing a book on English usage. 他正在编写一本讲英语用法的书. He is engaged to write a book on English usage 他被约编写一本讲英语用法的书. ⑶be engaged to定婚. 例如:John is engaged to Mary. 约翰同玛丽定了婚. ⑷engage in参加. 例如:They engaged in conversation. 他们参加了谈话. 注意:engage含有“占有”的意思; take up也作“占有”解. 1. Studying most of a serious student’s time. A. engages B. takes C. spends D. pays for 解:答案为A. 该题题意为“读书占用了认真学习的学生的大部分时间”.Engage含有“占有”的意思; take作“占有”解时后面应加up ;spend, pay off的主语应该是人