1、表达的意思不同:
(1)engage in意为"参与,从事"。
(2)be engaged in意为 "忙于..."与"be busy doing sth"类似。
2、用法不同:
engage in一般在使用时与主语之间要加入”can,will,shall“等辅助词,且多与to连用,构成非谓语动词短语。be engaged in则没有这样的要求。
例句:One of the strangest phenomena of life is to engage in a work that will last long after death.
人生最奇异的现象之一就是,你从事的事业在你死后仍将长久存在。
扩展资料
(1)engage in 是主动语态:be engaged (in) 是被动语态。
(2)engage in从事,忙于,表达时须有in才能加对象。engage in politics 从事于政治。be engaged (in)忙着,做着,参加,有时可无in。
(3)be engaged in business.The line is engaged.电话线忙。be engaged (to....) 还有“订婚”之意。Tom and Ann are engaged.Tom is engaged to Ann。