把…固定在,保留在…之上或之中 fix (sth) in or on (sth)
commit sth to sth
I commit this evil book to the flames.
我把這本壞書付之一炬。
They committed some funds to the care of the board of trustees.
他們把一筆款子交給董事會管理。
commit sb to sth
The boy was committed to the care of his aunt.
這個孩子被交給他的姑媽照管。
The criminals were committed to prison.
這些罪犯被關進監(jiān)獄。
The old man was committed to a hospital for mad people.
那個老人被送進了瘋人醫(yī)院。
commit oneself/sth to sth/v-ing
I must go. I have committed myself to the club tonight and the members are expecting me.
我得走了,我已經答應今晚去俱樂部,會員們正等著我呢。
I should not like to commit myself to an opinion at this stage.
在這種階段,我不想發(fā)表某種看法。
He has committed himself to the cause of education.
他已決心獻身教育事業(yè)。
He committed himself to the cause of modernizing the country\\\'s industry.
他獻身于國家的工業(yè)現代化建設事業(yè)。
The government can\\\'t commit any more money to improving the National Health Service.
政府無法拿出更多的錢來改善醫(yī)療衛(wèi)生事業(yè)。
A thinking person must commit himself to working for peace.
一個有頭腦的人必須致力于為和平而工作。
He was a good worker who was committed to his family as well as to his work.
他是一個好工人,不僅對工作盡心盡力,對家庭也盡到了責任。
The doctor was committed to practical medicine.
那位醫(yī)生致力于實用醫(yī)學。
commit sth to sth
Don\\\'t commit your promises to paper.
不要把你的承諾寫下來。
The actor committed the part to memory.
那個演員把角色牢牢記住。
You should commit your idea to writing.
你應當把自己的意見寫下來。