及物動詞:犯法、承諾、使忠於;使致力於、託付
常見搭配詞:
- commit a crime
犯罪 - commit murder / burglary / robbery
殺人 / 闖空門 / 搶劫 - commit somebody to N (doing something)
承諾別人去做某事 - commit oneself to a promise
忠於承諾 - commit oneself to N (doing something)
忠於某事,致力於某事 - commit something to memory
牢牢記住 - commit something to writing
寫下來
例句:
- One of my neighbors committed murder.
我的一個鄰居犯了謀殺罪 - Men commit more crimes than women.
男人犯罪的情形比女人多 - I think he has problems in committing himself to a relationship.
我覺得他用情不專(或在感情上還沒辦法安定下來) - A large amount of money has been committed to help homeless people.
許多錢被投入來幫助流民 - The judge committed the man in prison for life.
法官判那男人終身監禁 - The government have to commit itself to improving the economy.
政府應該要努力改善經濟 - Many workers from remote areas commit their children to the care of their parents.
來自偏遠地區的工作者,多將孩子託付給父母照顧 - She has committed herself to the cause of education.
她決心獻身於教育事業 - The student committed the dictionary to memory.
那學生把整本字典牢記在心 - You should commit your ideas to writing.
你應該把你的想法寫下來
不及物動詞:承諾
常見搭配詞:
- commit to something / somebody
例句:
- He has not yet committed to any of the girls.
他還沒決定跟任何一個女孩定下來 - Young people need to learn to commit to a job.
年輕人需要學習終於一份工作(不要太容易辭職)
習語:
commit suicide
自殺
- Many college students commit suicide each year.
每年都有很多大學生自殺
同義詞:
- perpetrate 犯罪(錯) vt. 就指犯罪
- do 做 vt.
- perform 做 vt.
- pledge 發誓、保證 vt.
- entrust 委託、託管 vt. 強調對別人信任
- confide 委託、信賴 vt. 強調對別人依賴和放心
- relegate 把…委託給 vt. 有擺脫跟拋棄的意涵
- consign 委託、交付 vt.正式的委託
衍生字:
- commitment 忠誠、奉獻、承諾、必須做的事情 n.
- committed 忠誠的、盡忠職守的、承諾過的 adj.