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| /kəˈmɪt/ |
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| 1 | T to do something illegal or morally wrong 犯（罪）；犯（错误） |
| commit a crime/an offence The study aims to find out what makes people commit crimes. 研究旨在找出人们犯罪的原因。 |
| commit murder/a robbery etc conspiracy to commit murder 谋杀的阴谋 |
| commit adultery He had admitted to committing adultery. 他承认犯了通奸罪。 |
| commit suicide Reports suggest that the singer committed suicide. 报道暗示那位歌手是自杀而亡的。 |
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| 2 | T to make someone agree or promise to do something 使同意；使承诺 |
| commit sb to (doing) sth The agreement commits them to a minimum number of performances per year. 协议指定了他们每年应当演出的最少场数。 |
| | 2a | I to promise to do something 答应；承诺 | | commit to (doing) sth He would have to commit to spending several thousand pounds. 他将不得不答应花费几千英镑。 | | I do not want to commit to any particular date. 我不想定下具体的日期。 | |
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| 3 | I to decide to have a permanent relationship with someone 决定确立永久关系 |
| He’ s not ready to commit. 他还没准备好结婚。 |
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| 4 | T to say that you will use available things or people for a particular purpose 调拨；投入 |
| commit sth to sth They’ ll have to commit more money to the project if it’ s to succeed. 如果想要成功，他们必须把更多的钱投入该工程。 |
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| 5 | T to say officially that someone must go to prison 把（某人）送入监狱；判处监禁（某人） |
| commit sb to sth The judge committed the men to prison for contempt of court. 法官因那些人藐视法庭而判处其监禁。 |
| | 5a | if a magistrate (= a judge in a lower court) commits a person or a case for trial , they send the person or case to a higher court （地方法官）把某人/某事提交高一级法院审理 | |
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| 6 | T usually passive to officially state that someone is mentally ill and should go to a hospital to be treated 正式声明（某人为精神病患者，应到医院接受治疗） |
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| 7 | T formal to give someone or something to someone else to look after 把…托付给 |
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| - | commit sth to memory
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| to study something carefully so that you can remember it exactly |
| 记住某事 |
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| - | commit sth to paper/writing formal
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| to write something on paper |
| 把某事写下来 |
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| - | commit yourself
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| 1 | to agree to do something important 答应 | Take a little time to think before committing yourself. 答应之前先用点时间想一想。 | | commit yourself to (doing) sth I have committed myself to the task for at least the coming year. 我已答应至少明年要参与这项工作。 | |
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| 2 | to decide to have a permanent relationship with someone 决定确立永久关系 | +to It was the first time in his life that he had committed himself to a woman. 这是他这辈子第一次想和一个女人厮守终身。 | |
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| 3 | to give a definite opinion or make a definite decision 表态 | She won’ t commit herself either way. 她不置可否。 | |
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