commitcom•mit /kə'mɪt/ (committed, committed; committing)

vt

1. 犯罪；干坏事(或错事、傻事等)

• commit a crime 犯罪

• commit suicide 自杀

2. 使承担义务；做出保证；承诺

• commit oneself to a promise 遵守诺言

• Signing this form commits you to buying the goods. 在这张表上签字使你必须买下这个货物。

3. 把(某人)押交监狱；判处

• He was found guilty and commited to prison. 他被叛有罪，被关进了监狱。

• He was commited six years' imprisonment. 他被判处6年徒刑。

4. 把…托给，把…交给

• commit a patient to a nurse's care 把病人交给护士照顾

• commit a bill to a committee 把一项议案提交给委员会

5. 拨出，调配…供使用

• commit money to the task 给这个任务拨款

6. 使表态

• They refused to commit themselves on the controversial subject before making due investigations. 他们拒绝在作必要的调查之前对有争论的问题表态。

7. 把…置于某种状态下；把…置于某处

• commit to memory 记住一个单子

• He committed the facts to writing. 他把事实写了下来。