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VERB
犯(罪);做(壞事)
If someone commits a crime or a sin, they do something illegal or bad.
例句
I have never committed any crime...
我從來沒犯過罪。
This is a man who has committed murder.
這是一個殺人犯。
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VERB
自殺
If someone commits suicide, they deliberately kill themselves.
例句
There are unconfirmed reports he tried to commit suicide.
有未經證實的報道說他曾企圖自殺。
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VERB
撥出，調配(資金、資源等)
If you commit money or resources to something, you decide to use them for a particular purpose.
例句
They called on Western nations to commit more money to the poorest nations...
他們呼吁西方國家向極端貧困國家投入更多的錢。
The government had committed billions of pounds for a programme to reduce acid rain...
政府已經給一個旨在減少酸雨的方案撥了幾十億英鎊。
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VERB
承諾，保證(做);忠于(某人)
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.
例句
I would advise people to think very carefully about committing themselves to working Sundays...
我建議大家慎重考慮一下答應周日工作的問題。
I'd like a friendship that might lead to something deeper, but I wouldn't want to commit myself too soon...
我希望擁有一份能進一步發展的友誼，但又不想太快作出承諾。
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VERB
明確表態
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.
例句
It isn't their diplomatic style to commit themselves on such a delicate issue...
對這樣一個微妙的問題明確表態并非他們的外交風格。
She didn't want to commit herself one way or the other.
不管怎樣，她都不想明確表態。
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VERB
把…正式送進(醫院、監獄等)
If someone is committed to a hospital, prison, or other institution, they are officially sent there for a period of time.
例句
Arthur's drinking caused him to be committed to a psychiatric hospital.
阿瑟由于酗酒被送進一家精神病醫院。
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VERB
(英國)把…提交高等刑事法庭
In the British legal system, if someone is committed for trial, they are sent by magistrates to stand trial in a crown court.
例句
He is expected to be committed for trial at Liverpool Crown Court.
預計他會被移交利物浦高等刑事法庭。
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VERB
把…寫下來;把…記住
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.
例句
She had not committed anything to paper about it...
關于這件事她未曾寫下只言片語。
I'll repeat that so you can commit it to memory.
我會重復一下，好讓你們記住。