单词 | commit |
释义 | commit(-tt-) [transitive] (rather formal) to spend money or time on sb/sth投入(资金);花费(时间)◆the council has committed large amounts of money to housing projects.市政会在住宅项目上投入了大量资金。 ➡ see also committed → reliable 1 ▸ commitment noun [uncountable] ◆ (approving) he was best known for his lifelong commitment to the socialist cause.他以毕生献身社会主义事业而著称。◆i was saddened to see their lack of commitment.看到他们缺乏奉献精神,我很痛心。 commit(-tt-) [transitive] to do sth wrong or illegal做(错误或非法的事);犯(罪或错等)◆what leads someone to commit murder?导致人犯谋杀罪的原因是什么?◆we heard of some of the appalling crimes committed against innocent children.我们听到一些对无辜儿童犯下的骇人听闻的罪行。ⓘ commit collocates with crime, offence, atrocity, outrage and sin and some words for different crimes and sins, including murder, assault, robbery, adultery and blasphemy. to commit suicide is to kill yourself deliberately. * commit 与 crime、offence、atrocity、outrage 和 sin 搭配,也与表示不同罪行或罪过的词如 murder、assault、robbery、adultery 和 blasphemy 搭配。commit suicide 则指自杀。 commit(-tt-) [transitive] to promise sincerely that you will definitely do sth or keep to an agreement or arrangement, knowing that failure to do so may make things difficult for you; to give an opinion or make a decision openly so that it is then difficult to change it承诺,保证(做某事、遵守协议或遵从安排);(公开)表明意见,作出决定(使得日后难以更改)◆several countries were reluctant to commit themselves to the treaty.有几个国家不愿签署这项条约。◆the party was committed to reforming the electoral system.该党承诺要改革选举体制。◆you don't have to commit yourself now, just think about it.你不必现在表态,只需考虑一下这事。 ➡ see also committed → reliable 1 commit/kəˈmɪt ||; kəˈmɪt/verb [t] (committing;committed) 1. to do sth bad or illegal 犯(罪);做(不好的事): ◇to commit a crime 犯罪◇to commit suicide 自杀 2. commit sb/yourself (to sth/to doing sth) to make a definite agreement or promise to do sth 承诺(做某事): ◇i can't commit myself to helping you tomorrow. 我明天不一定能帮你的忙。 3. commit yourself (on sth) to make a decision or give an opinion publicly so that it is then difficult to change it 作出决定;公开表态: ◇i'm not going to commit myself on who will win the election. 我不便就谁会在选举中获胜发表看法。 ☞look at noncommittal. 参看noncommittal。 4. (formal 正式) to decide to use money or time in a certain way 决定把(金钱、时间)投入: ◇the government has committed £2 billion to education. 政府已决定将20亿英镑投入教育事业。 5. (formal 正式)commit sb to sth to send sb to a prison, mental hospital, etc 送进(监狱、精神病院等)commitsee ⇨ crime 5 ⇨ do/not do 4 ⇨ illegal 3 com·mit /kə`mɪt; kəˈmɪt/v -tted, -tting 1. [t] to do something wrong or illegal 犯[错误、罪行]:◇brady committed a series of brutal murders. 布雷迪犯下了一连串残忍的谋杀案。◇commit a crime the crime was committed around 7:30 pm. 罪案是在晚上七点半左右发生的。◇commit suicide (=kill yourself) 自杀 2. [t] to say that you will definitely do something 承诺[做某事]:◇the city has committed itself to cleaning up the environment. 这个城市承诺要清洁环境。◇bill's contract commits him to working at weekends. 比尔在合同中承诺周末工作。 3. [t] to use money, time, energy etc in order to achieve something 致力于:◇commit sb/sth to sth her whole life was committed to politics. 她一生致力于政治。 4. commit sth to memory to learn and remember something 记住某事物 5. not commit yourself to refuse to say what you think or feel about something 不肯表明自己的意见,拒绝透露:◇mccarthy wouldn't commit himself on his future plans. 麦卡锡不肯透露自己未来的计划。 ☞ commit |
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