commit /kəˈmɪt/ CET4 TEM4 ( committing, committed, commits )

• 1. 

  V-T If someone commits a crime or a sin, they do something illegal or bad. 犯 (罪); 做 (坏事)

  例：

  I have never committed any crime.

  我从没有犯过任何罪。

  例：

  This is a man who has committed murder.

  这是个犯了谋杀罪的男人。

• 2. 

  V-T If someone commits suicide, they deliberately kill themselves. 进行 (自杀)

  例：

  There are unconfirmed reports he tried to commit suicide.

  有未经证实的报道说他曾企图自杀。

• 3. 

  V-T If you commit money or resources to something, you decide to use them for a particular purpose. 调拨 (钱、资源)

  例：

  They called on Western nations to commit more money to the poorest nations.

  他们号召西方国家为最贫困国家拨更多的款。

  例：

  The company had committed thousands of dollars for a plan to reduce mercury emissions.

  该公司已经为了一项减少汞排放的计划调拨了数千美元。

• 4. 

  V-T/V-I If you commit yourself to something, you say that you will definitely do it. If you commit yourself to someone, you decide that you want to have a long-term relationship with them. 使 (自己) 致力于; 使 (自己) 承诺 (与某人的长期关系)

  例：

  I would advise people to think very carefully about committing themselves to working Sundays.

  我会建议人们认真考虑答应周日工作。

  例：

  I'd like a friendship that might lead to something deeper, but I wouldn't want to commit myself too soon.

  我想要可能发展到更深层关系的友谊，但我不想太快做出承诺。

  例：

  He won't commit.

  他不会承诺。

• 5. 

  V-T If you do not want to commit yourself on something, you do not want to say what you really think about it or what you are going to do. (就某事) 表态 [with brd-neg]

  例：

  It isn't their diplomatic style to commit themselves on such a delicate issue.

  就如此微妙的问题表态不是他们的外交风格。

• 6. 

  V-T If someone is committed to a mental hospital, prison, or other institution, they are officially sent there for a period of time. 送交 (到精神病院、监狱等) [usu passive]

  例：

  Arthur's drinking caused him to be committed to a psychiatric hospital.

  阿瑟酗酒导致他被关进了一家精神病院。

• 7. 

  V-T If you commit something to paper or to writing, you record it by writing it down. If you commit something to memory, you learn it so that you will remember it. 记 (在纸上、记忆中)

  例：

  She had not committed anything to paper about it.

  她还没有把关于它的任何东西记在纸上。