commit
verb
kəˈmɪt
verb
1
CRIME
罪行
to
do
something
wrong
or
illegal
犯〔错误或罪行〕
T
Women
commit
fewer
crimes
than
men.
女性犯罪比男性少。
commit
murder/rape/arson
etc
Brady
committed
a
series
of
brutal
murders.
布雷迪犯下了一连串残忍的谋杀案。
2
commit suicide
to
kill
yourself
deliberately
自杀
3
commit adultery
if
a
married
person
commits
adultery,
they
have
sex
with
someone
who
is
not
their
husband
or
wife
通奸
4
SAY YOU WILL DO STH
保证你会做某事
to
say
that
someone
will
definitely
do
something
or
must
do
something
使承担义务，作出保证
I,T
commit
sb
to
doing
sth
He
has
clearly
committed
his
government
to
continuing
down
the
path
of
economic
reform.
他明确地作出保证，他的政府会继续在经济改革的道路上走下去。
commit
sb
to
sth
Meeting
them
doesn’t
commit
us
to
anything.
和他们会面并不表示我们会承诺什么。
commit
yourself
I’d
committed
myself
and
there
was
no
turning
back.
我已经作出了保证，没有退路了。
commit
yourself
to
(doing)
sth
The
banks
have
committed
themselves
to
boosting
profits
by
slashing
costs.
银行作出保证，要通过大幅度削减成本来提高利润。
5
RELATIONSHIP
关系
to
give
someone
your
love
or
support
in
a
serious
and
permanent
way
〔在感情上〕承诺，忠于
I,T
Anna
wants
to
get
married,
but
Bob’s
not
sure
he
wants
to
commit.
安娜想结婚，但鲍勃却不能肯定自己是不是想作出承诺。
[+
to
]
He
has
not
yet
committed
to
any
of
the
candidates.
他尚未表示支持任何一个候选人。
6
MONEY/TIME
金钱/时间
to
decide
to
use
money,
time,
people
etc
for
a
particular
purpose
投入〔钱、时间、人力等〕
T
commit
sth
to
sth
A
lot
of
money
has
been
committed
to
this
project.
这个项目已经投入了很多钱。
7
FOR TRIAL
审判
to
send
someone
to
be
tried
in
a
court
of
law
[英] 把…送交法院受审
T | BrE
The
two
men
were
committed
for
trial
at
Bristol
Crown
Court.
这两个人被送到布里斯托尔刑事法庭受审。
8
PRISON/HOSPITAL
监狱/医院
to
order
someone
to
be
put
in
a
hospital
or
prison
把…关进医院 （监狱 ），监禁
T
commit
sb
to
sth
The
judge
committed
him
to
prison
for
six
months.
法官判他六个月监禁。
9
commit sth to memory
to
learn
something
so
that
you
remember
it
[正式] 牢记某事;
formal
10
commit sth to paper
10.
to
write
something
down
[正式] 写下某事
formal