| 单词 | commit |
| 释义 | commit (kəmɪt ) Word forms: commits , committing , committed 1. verb B2 If someone commits a crime or a sin, they do something illegal or bad. I have never committed any crime. [VERB noun] This is a man who has committed murder. [VERB noun] ...the temptation to commit adultery. [VERB noun] Synonyms: do, perform, carry out, execute 2. verb B2 If someone commits suicide, they deliberately kill themselves. There are unconfirmed reports he tried to commit suicide. [VERB noun] 3. verb If you commit money or resources to something, you decide to use them for a particular purpose. They called on Western nations to commit more money to the poorest nations. [V n + to/for] The government had committed billions of pounds for a programme to reduce acid rain. [V n to/for n/-ing] He should not commit American troops without the full consent of Congress. [VERB noun] Synonyms: give, deliver, engage, deposit 4. verb If you commit yourself to something, you say that you will definitely do it. If you commit yourself to someone, you decide that you want to have a long-term relationship with them. They could not commit themselves to any definite course of action. [VERB pronoun-reflexive + to] I'd like us to be closer but I don't want to commit myself too soon. [VERB pronoun-reflexive] You don't have to commit to anything over the phone. [VERB + to] committed adjective He said the government remained committed to peace. [+ to] ...a committed socialist. Synonyms: pledged, involved, promised, tied Synonyms: dedicated, devoted, loyal, intent 5. verb If you do not want to commit yourself on something, you do not want to say what you really think about it or what you are going to do. It isn't their diplomatic style to commit themselves on such a delicate issue. [V pron-refl + on] She didn't want to commit herself one way or the other. [VERB pronoun-reflexive] 6. verb [usually passive] If someone is committed to a hospital, prison, or other institution, they are officially sent there for a period of time. Offenders would be committed to these prisons by the local courts. [be VERB-ed + to] Synonyms: put in custody, confine, imprison, consign 7. verb [usually passive] In the British legal system, if someone is committed for trial, they are sent by magistrates to stand trial in a crown court. He is expected to be committed for trial at Liverpool Crown Court. [be VERB-ed + for] 8. to commit something to memory verb If you commit something to paper or to writing, you record it by writing it down. If you commit something to memory, you learn it so that you will remember it. She had not committed anything to paper about it. [VERB noun + to] I'll repeat that so you can commit it to memory. [VERB noun + to] Collocations: commit a deed Also, he had the means, opportunity, and reason to commit the deed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During a terrible storm that night, they commit the deed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Heedless of history, the party appears intent on finally committing the deed. Times, Sunday Times Yet each of late has suffered a brief rush of blood and committed a deed that would have been thought to be so out of character. Times, Sunday Times Two of the navvies were hanged in 1841 where they had committed the deed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He has been charged with burglary and conspiracy to commit a felony. Times, Sunday Times They were charged with entering federal property under false pretences to commit a felony, which carries a penalty of up to ten years in prison and a $250,000 (155,000) fine. Times, Sunday Times Residential burglary requires not only an unlawful entry into an inhabited dwelling, but the specific intent to commit some felony therein. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The juvenile was charged with defacement of property and breaking and entering in the nighttime with intent to commit a felony. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Conspiracy and proposal to commit a felony are generally not punishable, except for conspiracy and proposal to commit treason, coup detat, and rebellion. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They apply the 'commit a foul then you're relegated' approach. The Sun Do not let him build up a head of steam and do not commit the foul late in his run and nearer to the goal - when it always looks worse. The Sun Afterwards the full-back said he wouldn't have given the penalty because he had no intention to commit a foul. Times, Sunday Times A player intending never to commit a foul might play so cautiously as to be ineffective. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If the defender can not achieve these aims, he may commit a foul intentionally. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He committed the mistake of over-promising and then under-delivering. The Sun We're not allowed to commit any mistakes. Times,Sunday Times However, they were committing the mistake of chasing past performance and assuming, wrongly, that the dramatic share price rises of the late 1990s would continue into the next decade. Times, Sunday Times She innocently commits a mistake but never realizes it which turns into a funny light moment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He doubted the charts, and committed the mistake of the passage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The drive took about six hours, but the plan required them to wait until the afternoon to commit the robbery. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She begs him to give it to her, but he refuses and leaves to commit the robbery. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To be in with a chance, tell us who you think committed the robbery and why. Times, Sunday Times No one should keep at home or defend anyone known to have committed a robbery. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After getting into alcohol and committing a robbery he was sent to prison. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Sure, paint over ugly existing cheap bricks, but be careful not to commit the sin of covering a lovely old characterful wall. Times, Sunday Times Or, to put it dogmatically, you commit a sin while confessing your sins. Times, Sunday Times She can't commit the sin to destroy someone's home. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For example, imagine that you commit a sin. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It must be committed with deliberate and complete consent, enough for it to have been a personal decision to commit the sin. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The player who didn't commit the violation then serves the ball. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Once you've signed that card, you're as guilty as the person who committed the violation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Probationers need not be proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of having committed a violation; a preponderance of the evidence suffices. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Counseling statements generally include the exact violation while showing how one can prevent committing that violation in the future and improve employee performance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In addition, the business may be ordered by a court of law to stop committing the violation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The company has not been found to have committed any wrongdoing. Times, Sunday Times This could damage the reputation of charities that have not committed any wrongdoing, bringing their activities under intense media scrutiny and creating public uncertainty before due process. Times, Sunday Times None of the stars have committed any wrongdoing and are not being investigated. The Sun Tucker was not found to have committed any wrongdoing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, only 24 were actually found to have committed any wrongdoing, with 12 given suspensions of various lengths, 7 forced to resign or retire, and 5 fired. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In her final season, did not commit an error all year to lead all pitchers in the league with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At first base, he collected 46 outs and did not commit an error for a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The team also didn't commit an error in their first seven games (for 64 2/3 innings) for the first time in team history. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As a catcher, he did not commit an error in two chances for a 1.000 fielding percentage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As a fielder, he collected 21 outs with four assists and did not commit an error in 25 chances for a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He must 'be well-behaved and not commit any offence'. The Sun That kind of accolade won't help if you commit an offence against certain notions of linguistic usage, even in a work of nuanced literary expression. The Times Literary Supplement By bagging it and not taking it away, they actually commit the offence of littering. Times, Sunday Times For the motorist it means that you may be treated differently dependent upon where you commit an offence. Times, Sunday Times Reasonable grounds for suspicion were enough for the substantive offence of laundering money, but were they enough for a conspiracy to commit that offence? Times, Sunday Times You might as well say we should all be scared of adults, because a lot of adults commit crime. Times, Sunday Times Maybe we should all commit crime for a luxury life. The Sun The only limits on speech should be on defamation, incitement to commit crime, making threats, and causing fear. Times,Sunday Times So, too, are the means of offending, the reasons people commit crime and what we do with them. Times,Sunday Times They commit crime to survive, while society insults and imprisons them. Times, Sunday Times The miner has yet to commit fully to developing a presence in the potash market. Times, Sunday Times Was it too much to hope that every player would commit fully to the last 50 sessions and play 11 games as 11 finals? Times, Sunday Times But sources say organisers remain respectful of the star's need to commit fully to his family. The Sun It's unfortunate that he hasn't been able to commit fully to what he's needed to do to be effective. The Sun But crucially, they haven't committed fully to one career path; they still have possibilities open to them. Times, Sunday Times It found he had committed misconduct and banned him from working as a paramedic unless he reapplies for registration. The Sun (2014) They still face charges of conspiring to commit misconduct in a public office. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The mum of two had admitted conspiring to commit misconduct in a public office. The Sun (2015) He has yet to enter pleas to two counts of conspiring to commit misconduct in public office. The Sun (2013) Both were accused of conspiring to commit misconduct by paying public officials for stories. The Sun (2015) He came across police conspiracies to commit perjury, to secure convictions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They supplied supporting false witnesses who had been paid and tutored to commit perjury. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Few witnesses that went on the stand before him with the determination to commit perjury ever left it without being exposed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In effect, to secure an amicable divorce, one or both of the couple would have to commit perjury several times overand potentially be liable for criminal penalties in so doing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They know he committed perjury to destroy the character of others and hold on to his ill-gotten gains. Times, Sunday Times We can only commit resources to carrying out rigorous checks. The Sun As soon as security allows, we will commit resources to grassroots development. Times, Sunday Times To stop insurance rates going through the roof, shipowners need to band together to convince governments to commit resources to improving the security of this maritime corridor. Times, Sunday Times Those remaining must now decide whether to commit resources to making a full bid for their chosen part of the business before the deadline early next month. Times, Sunday Times Insiders said he was offered the top job but quit as the board would not commit resources to secure the arm's global position. Times, Sunday Times According to the king, she has committed treason and needs to be recaptured so justice can be done. The Sun (2015) He and his Government have committed treason. The Sun (2009) The court ordered him to be held for two weeks on charges of making contact with a foreign agent and intent to commit treason. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Translations: Chinese: 犯（罪） Japanese: 犯す |
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