| 1. | They've broken off their engagement /broken it off. |
| 他们已经解除了婚约。
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| 2. | They announced their engagement to the family. |
| 他们向家里宣布他们已经订婚了。
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| 3. | Their engagement was announced in the local paper. |
| 他们订婚的消息已登在当地报纸上。
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| 4. | The general tried to avoid an engagement with the enemy. |
| 那位将军竭力避免与敌军交战。
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| 5. | I am unable to attend because of a previous engagement . |
| 我因有约在先故不能出席。
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| 6. | I shall have to refuse your invitation because of a prior engagement . |
| 我因有约在先,所以只好谢绝你的邀请。
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| 7. | The wedding/ engagement is off. |
| 婚礼[婚约]取消了。
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| 8. | Their engagement is the talk of the town. |
| 他们订婚的事成了镇上谈论的话题。
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| 9. | Their engagement created a terrific splash in the popular press. |
| 他俩订婚的事在广受欢迎的新闻界极为轰动。
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| 10. | break off one's engagement with sb. |
| 解除与某人的婚约。
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