英语词汇“commit”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

commitverb

uk/kəˈmɪt/us/kəˈmɪt/-tt-

commit verb (CRIME)

B2 [ T ] to do something illegal or something that is considered wrong:

He was sent to prison for a crime that he didn't commit.

to commit adultery/murder

to commit an offence

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Soldiers who obey orders to commit atrocities should be answerable for their crimes.
They were imprisoned for incitement to commit grievous bodily harm.
Fresh evidence has recently come to light which suggests that he didn't in fact commit the murder.
She tried to commit suicide by slashing her wrists.
Many people in public life have committed adultery.

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Obeying & breaking the law

abide
adhere
afoul
bend the law/rules idiom
breach
break
breaker
clean
clean up your act idiom
compliant
conform
contravene
disobey
hold
law-abiding
observe
perpetrate
respect
venal
violate

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Religious concepts: sin

commit verb (PROMISE)

C2 [ I or T ] to promise or give your loyalty, time, or money to a particular principle, person, or plan of action:

Like so many men, he has problems committing himself to a relationship.

The government must commit itself to improving healthcare.

Once we have committed to this course of action there is no going back.

commit yourself

to express an opinion or to make a decision that you tell people about:

I think I can come but I won't commit myself till I know for sure.

commit sth to memory

to make certain that you remember something

commit sth to paper

to write something down:

Perhaps we should commit these ideas to paper before we forget them.

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Can you commit to a firm date for the building work?
We have committed ourselves to stamping out racism in our organization.
She finds it hard to commit to just one man.
I'd like to come to your party, but I can't commit myself until I know my work shifts.

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Making & breaking promises & commitments

betray
broken
cross my heart (and hope to die) idiom
deliver
fink
fink out
go back on sth
guarantee
New Year's resolution
promise sb the earth/moon idiom
promises, promises! idiom
redeem
resolution
scout
swear
sworn
vouch
warrant
warranty
welsh

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Announcing, informing & stating

Remembering, reminding and reminders

Writing & typing

commit verb (SEND)

[ T ] formal to send someone officially to prison or hospital:

He's been committed to prison for fraud.

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Putting people in prison

at His/Her Majesty's pleasure idiom
bang
bang sb up
bar
behind bars idiom
bird
hold
immured
imprison
incarcerate
internment
jail
lock
pen
remand
restraint
rot
rot in jail, prison, etc. idiom
send
serve

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Science of psychology & psychoanalysis

Idiom(s)

commit suicide

单词	commit
释义	Contents verb (3) commit (CRIME) commit (PROMISE) commit (SEND) Contents verb (4) commit (PROMISE) commit (PUT) commit (CRIME) commit (SEND FOR TREATMENT) Contents verb (3) commit (1) commit (2) commit (3) English American Business commitverb uk/kəˈmɪt/us/kəˈmɪt/-tt- commit verb (CRIME) B2 [ T ] to do something illegal or something that is considered wrong: He was sent to prison for a crime that he didn't commit. to commit adultery/murder to commit an offence More examples Soldiers who obey orders to commit atrocities should be answerable for their crimes. They were imprisoned for incitement to commit grievous bodily harm. Fresh evidence has recently come to light which suggests that he didn't in fact commit the murder. She tried to commit suicide by slashing her wrists. Many people in public life have committed adultery. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Obeying & breaking the law abide adhere afoul bend the law/rules idiom breach break breaker clean *clean up your* act idiom compliant conform contravene disobey hold law-abiding observe perpetrate respect venal violate See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Religious concepts: sin commit verb (PROMISE) C2 [ I or T ] to promise or give your loyalty, time, or money to a particular principle, person, or plan of action: Like so many men, he has problems committing himself to a relationship. The government must commit itself to improving healthcare. Once we have committed to this course of action there is no going back. commit yourself to express an opinion or to make a decision that you tell people about: I think I can come but I won't commit myself till I know for sure. commit sth to memory to make certain that you remember something commit sth to paper to write something down: Perhaps we should commit these ideas to paper before we forget them. More examples Can you commit to a firm date for the building work? We have committed ourselves to stamping out racism in our organization. She finds it hard to commit to just one man. I'd like to come to your party, but I can't commit myself until I know my work shifts. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Making & breaking promises & commitments betray broken cross my heart (and hope to die) idiom deliver fink fink out** go back on sth guarantee New Year's resolution promise sb the earth/moon idiom promises, promises! idiom redeem resolution scout swear sworn vouch warrant warranty welsh See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Announcing, informing & stating Remembering, reminding and reminders Writing & typing commit verb (SEND) [ T ] formal to send someone officially to prison or hospital: He's been committed to prison for fraud. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Putting people in prison at His/Her Majesty's pleasure idiom bang bang sb up bar behind bars idiom bird hold immured imprison incarcerate internment jail lock pen remand restraint rot rot in jail, prison, etc. idiom send serve See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Science of psychology & psychoanalysis Idiom(s) commit suicide commitverb commit verb (PROMISE) us/kəˈmɪt/[ I/T ] -tt- to promise to give yourself, your money, your time, etc., to support something: [ I/T ] They wouldn’t commit (to giving) enough time or money to the project. us/kəˈmɪt/[ I/T ] -tt- If you do not commit yourself about something, you refuse to express an opinion about it: [ T ] Neither candidate would commit himself on the issue of tax reform. commit verb (PUT) /kəˈmɪt/[ T ] -tt- to actively put information in your memory or write it down: These rules must be committed to memory. I wouldn't want to commit these comments to paper. commit verb (CRIME) us/kəˈmɪt/[ T ] -tt- to do something illegal or considered wrong: He committed a crime in providing the information to a reporter. commit verb (SEND FOR TREATMENT) us/kəˈmɪt/[ T ] -tt- fml to cause someone to stay in a mental hospital or treatment center: He was once committed to a state mental hospital. commitverb uk/kəˈmɪt/us-tt- [ I or T ] to promise to do something or to promise that something will happen: commit to sth The CEO declined to commit to a time frame for the decision. commit to doing sth Families who sign up to the service have to commit to buying their groceries from one internet source for a year. commit youself (to sth) Carefully check out arrangements before committing yourself. [ T ] to decide or promise to use something for a particular purpose: commit sth (to sth) Check who you are dealing with and the terms and conditions on the account before committing cash. commit sth to do sth He has committed $5 million of his own money to get the project going. [ T ] to do something illegal or that is considered wrong: commit a crime/felony/offence She is charged with conspiracy to commit fraud.
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commitverb

commit verb (CRIME)

commit verb (PROMISE)

commit verb (SEND)

Idiom(s)

commitverb

commit verb (PROMISE)

commit verb (PUT)

commit verb (CRIME)

commit verb (SEND FOR TREATMENT)

commitverb