com·mit /kəˈmɪt/ ●●● S2 W2 verb (committed, committing) 1 CRIMEDOcrime 罪行 [transitiveT] to do something wrong or illegal 犯〔错误或罪行〕 Women commit fewer crimes than men. 女性犯罪比男性少。
commit murder/rape/arson etc Brady committed a series of brutal murders. 布雷迪犯下了一连串残忍的谋杀案。
2. commit suicide to kill yourself deliberately 自杀 4 SAY THAT somebody WILL DO somethingDOsay you will do STH 保证你会做某事 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to say that someone will definitely do something or must do something 使承担义务,作出保证commit somebody to doing something He has clearly committed his government to continuing down the path of economic reform. 他明确地作出保证,他的政府会继续在经济改革的道路上走下去。
commit somebody to something Meeting them doesn’t commit us to anything. 和他们会面并不表示我们会承诺什么。
commit yourself I’d committed myself and there was no turning back. 我已经作出保证,没有退路了。
commit yourself to (doing) something The banks have committed themselves to boosting profits by slashing costs. 银行作出保证,要通过大幅度削减成本来提高利润。
5 CERTAINLY/DEFINITELYrelationship 关系 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to give someone your love or support in a serious and permanent way 〔在感情上〕承诺,忠于 Anna wants to get married, but Bob’s not sure he wants to commit. 安娜想结婚,但鲍勃却不能肯定自己是不是想作出承诺。
commit to He has not yet committed to any of the candidates. 他尚未表示支持任何一个候选人。
6 money/time 金钱/时间 [transitiveT]USE something to decide to use money, time, people etc for a particular purpose 投入〔钱、时间、人力等〕commit something to something A lot of money has been committed to this project. 这个项目已经投入了很多钱。
7 for trial 审判 [transitiveT] British EnglishBrE to send someone to be tried in a court of law 把…送交法院受审 The two men were committed for trial at Bristol Crown Court. 这两个人被送到布里斯托尔刑事法庭受审。
8 prison/hospital 监狱/医院MHTELL/ORDER somebody TO DO something [transitiveT] to order someone to be put in a hospital or prison 把…关进医院[监狱],监禁commit somebody to something The judge committed him to prison for six months. 法官判他六个月监禁。
9. commit something to memory formalREMEMBER to learn something so that you remember it 牢记某事 SYN memorizecommit something to memory• Some really dedicated fans have committed entire passages of the movie to memory.• Sometimes, conductors have to commit complete scores to memory.• The former I destroyed before entering the port of Vera Cruz, having committed it to memory.• The second man looked hard at Jean-Pierre, as if committing his face to memory.• What you must now do is commit the words to memory and take twenty cards from the pack. 10. commit something to paper formalWRITE to write something down 写下某事 → committedn COLLOCATIONSnounscommit a crime/offencePeople who commit crimes end up in jail.
commit murder/rape/fraud etcThe couple were accused of committing murder.
commit a robberyShe later admitted committing the robbery.
commit an act of violence/terrorism/aggression etcAnyone committing an act of terrorism will be severely punished.
commit treason (=the crime of being disloyal to your country)He was accused of committing treason against the King of England.
commit genocide (=the crime of attempting to kill a race of people)In some countries, genocide is being committed every day.
commit an atrocity (=commit a terrible and violent act)During the civil war both sides committed numerous atrocities.
commit a sin (=do something that is wrong according to your religion)He confessed to having committed the sin of adultery.
commit• The state of Florida will commit $58 million for a new research facility.• Fernando wasn't married but he was committed.• They have no evidence a crime was committed.• What he ought to be sorry about is the crime Archer committed.• It now seems likely that Mason was sent to prison for an offence he never committed.• Baldwin, the poor schlemiel, is talked into committing a murder, which he botches badly.• Brady committed a series of brutal murders.• She later claimed that she did not realize she was committing an offense.• Detectives believe that the crime was committed at around 7.30 pm.• The murder must have been committed between 7 and 10pm.• Most violent crimes are committed by young men under the age of 25.• Women commit far fewer crimes than men.• And when the priest came to commit poor old Eddy's body to the flames, Dyson felt something else.• What is the price tag for keeping decent, nonviolent people from having to commit the very act that Davis committed?• But she is not committed to this place anymore. commit to• Young people still need to learn how to commit to a job and have goals for themselves.• The church is committed to changing the role it allows women.• The organization needs volunteers who can commit to work four hours a week. commit something to something• They are unwilling to commit that many soldiers to the UN.
From Longman Business Dictionary
commitcom·mit /kəˈmɪt/ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp committed, present participle committing)1[intransitiveI, transitiveT] to say that someone will definitely do something or must do somethingcommit somebody to do somethingHe committed his government to support Thailand’s traditional free-market system.
commit yourself to doing somethingSorry, I’ve already committed myself to working for Clive.
commit to somethingShe would not want to commit to anything that would last more than a year.
2[transitiveT] to decide to use money, time, people etc for a particular purposecommit something to somethingA client needs to approve an idea before committing resources to it.
3[transitiveT]LAW to do something wrong or illegalWe are confident that we have not committed any fraud.