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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

commit

英  [kəˈmɪt]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词

  • commits , committing , committed

    1. [T 及物动词] 犯（罪） , 做（坏事）

    If someone commits a crime or a sin, they do something illegal or bad.

    双语例句

    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.

    这是男人犯了谋杀罪。

    2. [T 及物动词] 进行（自杀）

    If someone commits suicide, they deliberately kill themselves.

    双语例句

    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. [T 及物动词] 调拨（钱、资源）

    If you commit money or resources to something, you decide to use them for a particular purpose.

    近义词

    give , pledge

    双语例句

    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. [I 不及物动词] 使（自己）致力于 , 使（自己）承诺（与某人的长期关系）

    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.

    近义词

    promise

    双语例句

    例：

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

    我会建议人们仔细考虑过才承诺在周日工作。

    例：

    You don't have to commit to anything over the phone.

    你无需在电话中承诺任何事。

    例：

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

    我想要一份能进一步发展的友谊，但我不想太快作出承诺。

    例：

    He won't commit.

    他不会承诺。

    5. [T 及物动词] （就某事）表态

    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.

    双语例句

    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. [T 及物动词] 送交（到精神病院、监狱等）

    If someone is committed to a mental hospital, prison, or other institution, they are officially sent there for a period of time.

    双语例句

    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. [T 及物动词] 记（在纸上、记忆中）

    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.

    双语例句

    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。

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