commit
verb OPAL W
/kəˈmɪt/
/kəˈmɪt/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they commit | /kəˈmɪt/ /kəˈmɪt/ |
| he / she / it commits | /kəˈmɪts/ /kəˈmɪts/ |
| past simple committed | /kəˈmɪtɪd/ /kəˈmɪtɪd/ |
| past participle committed | /kəˈmɪtɪd/ /kəˈmɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form committing | /kəˈmɪtɪŋ/ /kəˈmɪtɪŋ/ |
- [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。
Topics Crime and punishmentb1- He 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？
- to commit a crime/an offence
- [transitive] commit suicide to kill yourself deliberately
自杀 - Her father had committed suicide.
她的父亲自杀了。
- Her father had committed suicide.
- [transitive, often passive] 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。
Topics Discussion and agreementb1- He 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 They want to see the text of the proposed treaty before fully committing themselves.
- [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） - You don't have to commit yourself now—just think about it.
你不必现在表态，只需考虑一下这件事。
Topics Preferences and decisionsc1, Opinion and argumentc1- I 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。
- You don't have to commit yourself now—just think about it.
- [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） - Why are so many men scared to commit? (= say they will stay with one person)
为什么有这么多的男人害怕许诺忠诚于人？
- Why are so many men scared to commit? (= say they will stay with one person)
- [transitive] commit something to spend money or time on something/somebody
花（钱或时间） - 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。 - The University committed substantial funds to assisting mature students.
这所大学投入大量资金来帮助成熟的学生。
- The council has committed large amounts of money to housing projects.
- [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） - She was committed to a psychiatric hospital.
她被送进了精神病院。
- She was committed to a psychiatric hospital.
- [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。
- The attackers were committed for trial at Bristol Crown Court.
- [transitive] commit something to memory to learn something well enough to remember it exactly
把…学好记牢 - She committed the instructions to memory.
她把指令记得很牢。
- She committed the instructions to memory.
- [transitive] commit something to paper/writing to write something down
把…记（或写）下来 More Like This Consonant-doubling verbsConsonant-doubling verbs- bob
- club
- dub
- grab
- rub
- sob
- throb
- kid
- nod
- pad
- plod
- prod
- shred
- skid
- thud
- beg
- blog
- bug
- drag
- drug
- flag
- hug
- jog
- log
- mug
- nag
- plug
- bar
- confer
- infer
- occur
- prefer
- refer
- star
- stir
- transfer
- acquit
- admit
- allot
- chat
- clot
- commit
- jut
- knit
- pat
- regret
- rot
- spot
- submit
- appal
- cancel
- channel
- control
- counsel
- enrol
- equal
- excel
- fuel
- fulfil
- label
- level
- marvel
- model
- pedal
- quarrel
- signal
- travel
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
词源late Middle English: from Latin committere ‘join, entrust’ (in medieval Latin ‘put into custody’), from com- ‘with’ + mittere ‘put or send’.