vt.

1. 犯（罪），做（錯事等）
   I committed an error in handling the business.

   我在處理這一業務時犯了一個錯誤。

2. 使承擔義務；使作出保證；使表態[（+to）]
   He didn't commit himself to anything.

   他沒有作任何承諾。

3. 把……交託給；把……提交給；把……付諸[（+to）]
   The child was committed to the nurse's care.

   孩子被交給護士照顧。

4. 把……押交；把……判處[（+to）]
   The judge committed him to ten years' imprisonment.

   法官判處他十年徒刑。

5. 撥出，指定……用於[（+to）]
   The company committed most of its profits to building new factories.

   公司撥出大部分利潤建造新工廠。

6. 使投入戰鬥，指派……作戰

v.

1. perpetrate or carry out (a mistake, crime, or immoral act).
2. pledge or bind to a course, policy, or use.
   ▸ [often as adj. committed] dedicate to a cause:

   a committed Christian.
   ▸ (be committed to) be in a long-term emotional relationship with.
3. transfer for safe keeping or permanent preservation.
   ▸send to prison or psychiatric hospital, or for trial in a higher court.
4. refer (a parliamentary or legislative bill) to a committee.