commit
verb- [transitive] commit something
to do something wrong or illegal 做出（错事）；犯（罪） to commit a crime/an offence 犯罪/犯法 to commit murder/fraud/adultery 犯谋杀/欺诈/通奸罪 to commit an act of violence/terrorism 实施暴力/恐怖主义行为 to commit an error/a sin 犯错误/罪过 to commit atrocities 犯下暴行 appalling crimes committed against innocent children 对无辜儿童犯下的骇人听闻的罪行 Most crimes are committed by young men. 多数罪行都是年轻人犯下的。 The men are being held on suspicion of conspiracy to commit armed robbery. 这些人因涉嫌密谋武装抢劫而被拘留。
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentb1He denied conspiring to commit robberies in April last year. 他否认在去年四月密谋抢劫。 He was punished for a murder he did not commit. 他因未犯的谋杀罪而受到惩罚。 I had committed a faux pas by referring to her ex-husband. 提到她的前夫，我犯了一个失礼的错误。 Was she capable of committing a crime? 她有能力犯罪吗？ committing an act of violence 实施暴力行为 What leads someone to commit murder? 导致人犯谋杀罪的原因是什么？
- [transitive] commit suicide
to kill yourself deliberately 自杀 Her father had committed suicide. 她的父亲自杀了。
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to promise sincerely that you will definitely do something, keep to an agreement or arrangement, etc. 承诺，保证（做某事、遵守协议或遵从安排等） - commit somebody/yourself
They want to see the text of the proposed treaty before fully committing themselves. 他们想先看看拟议条约的文本，然后再作出充分承诺。 - commit somebody/yourself to something
Making an application does not commit you to anything. 申请并不能让你承诺什么。 - commit somebody/yourself to doing something
Borrowers should think carefully before committing themselves to taking out a loan. 借款人应当慎重考虑之后再行借贷。 - commit somebody/yourself to do something
Both sides committed themselves to settle the dispute peacefully. 双方承诺和平解决争端。
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementb1He has now committed us to buying the house. 他现在已承诺让我们买下这所房子。 We need people to commit themselves to regular voluntary work. 我们需要人们致力于定期的志愿工作。 Both candidates refused to commit themselves to tax cuts. 两位候选人都拒绝承诺减税。 Several countries were reluctant to commit themselves to the treaty. 有几个国家不愿签署这项条约。
- commit somebody/yourself
- [transitive] commit yourself (to something)
to give an opinion or make a decision openly so that it is then difficult to change it （公开地）表达意见，作出决定（以致日后难以更改） Extra ExamplesTopics Preferences and decisionsc1, Opinion and argumentc1I don't know what his opinion is. He won't commit himself. 我不知道他的意见是什么。他不会承诺。 He had never committed himself to any ideology. 他从未致力于任何意识形态。
- [intransitive] commit (to somebody/something)
to stay with and completely support one person, organization, etc. or give all your time and effort to your work, an activity, etc. 忠于（某个人、机构等）；全心全意投入（工作、活动等） - [transitive] commit something
to spend money or time on something/somebody 花（钱或时间） - [transitive, often passive] commit somebody to something
to order somebody to be sent to a hospital, prison, etc. （下令）把（某人）送进（医院或监狱等） - [transitive] commit somebody
to send somebody for trial in court 把（某人）送交法庭受审 The attackers were committed for trial at Bristol Crown Court. 袭击者被送到布里斯托尔刑事法庭受审。
- [transitive] commit something to memory
to learn something well enough to remember it exactly 把…学好记牢 - [transitive] commit something to paper/writing
to write something down 把…记（或写）下来 More Like This Consonant-doubling verbsConsonant-doubling verbs
crime犯罪
suicide自杀
promise/say definitely承诺；肯定地说
stay with
money/time金钱；时间
to hospital/prison医院；监狱
somebody for trial某人受审
something to memory记住
something to paper/writing用纸记下；书写
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin committere ‘join, entrust’ (in medieval Latin ‘put into custody’), from com- ‘with’ + mittere ‘put or send’.