committing
committing — 動詞
- committingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- committings3rd person singular
- committinging-ing form
- committingedpast simple
1. carrying out an action that breaks the law or that other people regard as morall
犯下；幹下
做出非法或不道德的事
carrying out an action that breaks the law or that other people regard as morally wrong, such as a crime, attack, or mistake.
Rafael was arrested for committing fraud against three small businesses in his neighborhood.
Rafael 因為對社區裡三家小公司犯下詐欺案而被逮捕。
committing + [crime noun]
The judge said that committing perjury during a murder trial was an extremely serious offense.
法官指出，在謀殺案審判中犯下偽證罪是非常嚴重的罪行。
committing + perjury / a crime in legal context
Caleb felt terrible about committing such a hurtful lie to his younger sister.
Caleb 對自己向妹妹說出那種傷人的謊言感到非常自責。
Police suspected Hamza of committing several burglaries across the city this winter.
警方懷疑 Hamza 今年冬天在城市各地犯下多起入室竊案。
Doctors who keep committing the same medication errors should not be allowed to practise.
一再犯下相同用藥錯誤的醫師不應該被允許繼續執業。
- perpetrate
formal; almost exclusively for serious crimes
- carry out
neutral; works for any planned act, not just wrongs
文法句型
committing + [noun: crime / fraud / offence]
用法筆記
Object is almost always something negative: a crime (murder, theft, fraud), an attack, a sin, or a mistake. Cannot take positive objects (don't say 'commit a good deed').
常見錯誤
2. agreeing to spend your loyalty, energy, time, or financial resources on a chosen
投入；承諾
把時間、心力或資源投注於某事
agreeing to spend your loyalty, energy, time, or financial resources on a chosen person, cause, or plan, in a way that makes it hard to back out later.
Tamar is committing two evenings a week to volunteer work at the local food bank.
Tamar 把每週兩個晚上投入到當地食物銀行的志工服務。
committing + [time] + to + [activity]
By signing the contract, Anthony was committing himself to five years of military service.
簽下合約之後，Anthony 等於承諾投入五年的兵役。
reflexive: committing oneself to
The government is committing millions of dollars to rebuilding schools in flood-hit areas.
政府正承諾投入數百萬美元，重建洪災地區的學校。
Allison was not ready to keep committing her weekends to a relationship that felt one-sided.
Allison 已經不願意再把週末投入到一段感覺只有自己付出的關係裡。
Before committing to a marathon, Christopher trained for six months with a coach.
在承諾投入馬拉松之前，Christopher 跟著教練訓練了六個月。
- withdraw
opposite action: pulling back support already pledged
文法句型
committing + [oneself / time / money] + to + [cause]
用法筆記
Almost always followed by 'to' + the goal or recipient. Distinguish from sense 1: here the object is the resource being pledged (time, money, oneself), not a wrong act.
常見錯誤
3. saying clearly which side you support or what you have decided, so that other pe
表態；表明
對議題明確表明立場
saying clearly which side you support or what you have decided, so that other people can later hold you to that position.
The mayor avoided committing herself on the new housing tax until after the election.
在選舉結束前，市長刻意避免對新的房屋稅表態。
committing oneself on + [issue]
Without committing to a final figure, Rachel said the repair would cost about two thousand dollars.
Rachel 沒有承諾具體金額，只說維修費用大約是兩千美元。
without committing to + [figure / decision]
Kwame kept committing himself in public to ideas he later wished he had kept quiet about.
Kwame 一再在公開場合對某些想法表態，後來常希望自己當初保持沉默。
Reporters pressed the minister, but she stopped short of committing to any specific reform.
記者不斷追問，但部長始終沒有對任何具體改革表態。
- declare
more public and direct
- go on record
informal; emphasizes statement is now traceable
- hedge
deliberately avoiding a clear position
文法句型
committing + oneself + on / to + [issue / position]
用法筆記
Frequently negated ('avoid committing', 'without committing') because the whole point is that the speaker has not yet said which side they are on. Distinguish from sense 2: there you pledge resources; here you only state a position.
4. making sure that you will not forget something by storing it firmly in your mind
牢記；熟記
把內容深植記憶
making sure that you will not forget something by storing it firmly in your mind, usually as a fixed phrase 'commit to memory'.
Élise spent the evening committing her wedding speech to memory line by line.
Élise 整個晚上都在一句一句地把婚禮致詞熟記下來。
committing + [text] + to memory
Actors often spend weeks committing long passages of Shakespeare to memory before rehearsals start.
演員經常花上好幾週，把莎士比亞的長段台詞牢記下來才開始排練。
committing + [long passages] + to memory
Before the exam, Arjun was committing every chemical formula to memory using flashcards.
考試前，Arjun 正用單字卡把每一條化學公式都熟記下來。
The detective wrote the licence plate down so she would not rely on committing it to memory.
偵探把車牌寫了下來，這樣她就不必只靠記憶把它記住。
- memorize
everyday, neutral equivalent
- learn by heart
informal; emphasizes word-for-word
- forget
direct opposite
文法句型
committing + [thing] + to + memory
用法筆記
Nearly always appears in the fixed phrase 'commit X to memory'. Without 'to memory', this sense is not used.
常見錯誤
5. writing something down on paper, or storing it on a record, so that it is kept s
寫下；筆錄
將想法或內容書面化留存
writing something down on paper, or storing it on a record, so that it is kept safely or so that you cannot deny it later.
Rin spent the long flight committing her travel memories to paper in a small notebook.
Rin 在漫長的飛行途中，把自己的旅行回憶寫進一本小筆記本裡。
committing + [thoughts] + to paper
Before committing the agreement to writing, the lawyer read every line aloud to both parties.
在把協議付諸文字之前，律師逐行向雙方大聲念過一遍。
committing + [agreement] + to writing
Jack hesitated for hours before committing his resignation letter to the company email system.
Jack 猶豫了好幾個小時，才把辭職信寄到公司的電子郵件系統上。
Some thoughts feel safer when you avoid committing them to writing where others might read them.
有些想法不寫下來、不讓別人看到，反而比較安心。
文法句型
committing + [thoughts / ideas] + to + paper / writing
用法筆記
Common fixed phrases: 'commit to paper', 'commit to writing', 'commit to record'. Carries a slight sense of finality — once written, the words can be checked against you.
6. officially ordering, usually by a court or a doctor, that a person should be loc
裁定收容
由官方裁定送入監獄或醫院
officially ordering, usually by a court or a doctor, that a person should be locked up inside a prison or admitted into a psychiatric hospital for treatment.
The court was committing the defendant to a high-security prison for at least eight years.
法院裁定將被告送進高度戒備的監獄至少八年。
committing + [person] + to prison
Doctors were considering committing the patient to a psychiatric hospital for his own safety.
為了病人本身的安全，醫師正考慮把他送進精神病院。
committing + [patient] + to + psychiatric hospital
The family fought against committing their elderly father to a state institution far from home.
家屬極力反對把年邁的父親送進遠離家鄉的州立療養機構。
After a long hearing, the magistrate ended up committing the two teenagers to a youth detention centre.
經過漫長的庭訊，治安法官最後將這兩名青少年送進少年觀護所。
- send down
British informal; specifically to prison
- institutionalize
specifically into a mental-health institution; can be long-term
- release
official opposite: letting the person leave the institution
文法句型
committing + [person] + to + prison / hospital
用法筆記
Subject is usually an institution acting officially: a court, a judge, a doctor, or a hospital — not a private individual. Frequently passive ('was committed to prison').
7. handing something or someone over into another person's care, trusting them to l
託付；交付
把人或物交給他人代為照顧
handing something or someone over into another person's care, trusting them to look after it properly.
Before the surgery, Allison was committing her two cats to the care of a trusted neighbor.
手術前，Allison 把她的兩隻貓託付給一位信任的鄰居照顧。
committing + [pets / family] + to + [someone's care]
The dying captain was committing his ship and crew to the safe hands of his first officer.
垂死的船長把自己的船和船員交付給大副，相信對方能妥善照管。
literary register: committing + [responsibility] + to
Kwame was nervous about committing his grandfather's manuscript to a publisher he had never met.
Kwame 對於要把祖父的手稿託付給一位素未謀面的出版商感到非常緊張。
Families have been committing newborn babies to the care of relatives for centuries during hard times.
幾個世紀以來，遇到艱困時期，許多家庭都會把新生嬰兒託付給親戚撫養。
文法句型
committing + [thing / person] + to + [someone's care]
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 2 (pledging time/money to a cause): here the object is a real thing or person being physically or formally handed over to another keeper.