| 词汇 | commit |
| 释义 | commit verb uk/kəˈmɪt/ us/kəˈmɪt/ -tt- (CRIME) B2 [ T ]做（违法或错误的事）；犯（罪、错） to do something illegal or something that is considered wrong He was sent to prison for a crime that he didn't commit. 他蒙冤入狱。 to commit adultery/murder 犯通奸罪／杀人罪 to commit an offence 犯法
(PROMISE) C2 [ I or T ]承诺，保证;（使）忠于;（使）致力于;投入（时间或金钱） to promise or give your loyalty, time, or money to a particular principle, person, or plan of action Like so many men, he has problems committing himself to a relationship. 像许多男人一样，他也存在用情不专的问题。 The government must commit itself to improving healthcare. 政府必须致力于改善医疗保健服务水平。 Once we have committed to this course of action there is no going back. 一旦我们承诺采取这一行动，就没有回头路。 commit yourself 表态;决定 to express an opinion or to make a decision that you tell people about I think I can come but I won't commit myself till I know for sure. 我想我能来，但在确定之前我不能保证。 It's fine to discuss some ideas, but don't commit yourself at this stage. We'd love her to join our new project but she seems reluctant to commit herself. He committed himself to producing a new album as a tribute to his father. I'd love to know what they think about the president, but they aren't committing themselves. commit something to memory 牢记 to make certain that you remember something She listened carefully to the music, as if she were committing it to memory. He says he commits his poems to memory as he works on them. Information is so readily available to young people, they don't need to commit it to memory. I read the letter and committed its words to memory. Read the instructions carefully, committing them to memory. commit something to paper 写下，记下 to write something down Perhaps we should commit these ideas to paper before we forget them. 也许我们应该把这些想法写在纸上，免得忘记。 It's best to allow yourself some time to process your experiences before committing them to paper. We committed the results of our negotiations to paper in the form of a memorandum. He never commits anything to paper unless he's completely certain of his position. I spent some time committing my thoughts to paper.
(SEND) [ T ] formal（正式地）将…送进（监狱或医院） to send someone officially to prison or psychiatric hospital He was committed to prison for fraud. She was afraid doctors were going to commit her to a mental institution. Related word: committal
Idiom commit suicideidiom 自杀 a phrase used to mean “to kill yourself”, which is now considered offensive because it suggests that doing this is a crime |
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