| 单词 | recommit |
| 释义 | recommit (once / 35494 pages) v To recommit is to make a promise again, like when you recommit yourself to serving your Girl Scout troop by selling loads of cookies. It can also mean to carry out a crime for a subsequent time (something a Girl Scout would never do). When you recommit to cleaning your guinea pig's cage daily, you swear that you'll get back on a regular cleaning schedule. When you and your friends paint graffiti on your neighbor's garage two days in a row, you recommit the crime of vandalism. The prefix re- tells you that this verb is describing repeated or recurring action. WORD FAMILYrecommit: recommitted, recommitting+/commit: commited, commiting, commitment, commits, committal, committed, committee, committing, recommit/commitment: commitments/committal: committals, noncommittal/committed: committedest, committedness, uncommitted/committee: committees, subcommittee/noncommittal: noncommittally/subcommittee: subcommittees USAGE EXAMPLESTHE PRESIDENT: So as we look forward to the New Year, let’s resolve to recommit ourselves to the values we share. Time(Dec 24, 2016) He would recommit to leading his son in a better direction. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) Another in Arizona recommitted to Trump after wavering. Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) 1v commit again It was recommitted into her custody Hyper commit, confide, entrust, intrust, trust confer a trust upon 2v commit once again, as of a crime Hyper commit, perpetrate, pull perform an act, usually with a negative connotation 3v send back to a committee The bill was recommitted three times in the House Hyper refer send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision |
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