Commit
[ kə'mɪt ]
第2级
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vt. 犯罪，做错事;把…托付给;保证（做某事、遵守协议或遵从安排等）;承诺，使…承担义务;
💡 词根助记
com共同+mit送，放出→共同送→委任
📝 例句
He refused to commit himself to any sort of promise.
他拒不作出任何诺言。
He didn't commit himself to anything.
他没有作任何承诺。
The child was committed to the nurse's care.
孩子被交给护士照顾。
He refused to commit himself on the issue.
他拒绝就那一问题发表看法。
commit extravagances
行为荒唐 [放纵]
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ com-come来,mit-拼音“密探”:来了一个密探在干坏事
※ com-前缀“共同”,mit-词根“发送”,把事共同派送给你做→委托
※ com-come来,mi-音符“3”,t-似数字“七”:来了37个干坏事的人
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-cast-表示“投掷”
📖 牛津释义
commit
v
(-tt-)
1 [Tn] do (sth illegal, wrong or foolish) 做（不合法的、 错的或愚蠢的事）; 犯
commit murder, suicide, theft, a blunder, an unforgiveable error, etc 犯凶杀、 自杀、 偷窃、 大错、 不可原谅的错误等.
2 [Tn.pr] ~ sb/sth to sth give or transfer sb/sth to (a state or place) for safe keeping, treatment, etc 将某人[某事物]置於（某状态）或交与或转交（某处）保留、 处理等
commit a man to prison, ie have him put in prison 把一男子送进监狱
commit a patient to a mental hospital 把病人送进精神病院
commit sth to paper/to writing, ie write sth down 把某事写下来
The body was committed to the flames, ie was burnt. 遗体被火化.
commit a list to memory, ie memorize it 记住一份名单.
3 [Tn, Tn.pr, Cn.t]
~ sb/oneself (to sth/to doing sth) make it impossible for sb/oneself not to do sth, or to do sth else, esp because of a promise; pledge sb/oneself 使某人[自己]不能不做某事或不做另事（尤指因有承诺）; 向某人[自己]保证
I can't come on Sunday
I'm already committed, ie I've arranged to do sth else. 星期天我不能来, 我有事.
commit oneself to a course of action 决定采取一行动
Signing this form commits you to buying the goods. 你签此表格後就一定要买这批货.
The company has committed funds to an advertising campaign. 公司已决定拨款作广告宣传.
This regiment is already committed to (ie It has been settled that it will fight on) the eastern front. 该团承担东线的战斗任务.
He has committed himself to support his brother's children. 他已答应抚养他弟弟的孩子.
4 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ oneself (on sth) give one's opinion openly so that it is difficult to change it 公开表明自己的意见（因而难以更改）
I asked her what she thought, but she refused to commit herself. 我问她她是怎麽想的, 但她拒不表示意见. Cf 参看 non-committal.
5 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (for sth) send sb to a higher court to be tried 将（某人）送交高一级法院受审
The magistrates committed him for trial at the Old Bailey. 地方法官把他送往伦敦中央刑事法院受审.
🎯 考研助记
com(共同)mit(送):把东西都送给你- 委托 co(共同)+mm(美眉)+it(野兽):把美眉和野兽合在一起是 犯罪 网友：yqy 补充：靠（co），把美眉（mm）委托给野和兽，这不是犯罪吗 网友：yqy 补充：比较：commission委任，委员会
🔁 扩展释义
*[kә'mit]vt. 委托(托付), 犯罪, 指派...作战, 使承担义务【法】 犯, 做, 把...交托给相关词组: commit sth to memory commit sth to paper commit sth to the flames
🌿 同词根单词
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What happened next?
接着怎么样了？
I don't know if I should tell you. But I will. It was all because of your necklace, your beautiful diamond necklace.
我不知道该不该告诉你。不过，我想还是告诉你吧。那全都是因为你的那条项链，你那条漂亮的钻石项链呀！
You'd better take a hat.
你最好戴上帽子。