vt.

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

   我在处理这一业务时犯了一个错误。

2. 使承担义务；使作出保证；使表态[（+to）]
   He didn't commit himself to anything.

   他没有作任何承诺。

3. 把……交托给；把……提交给；把……付诸[（+to）]
   The child was committed to the nurse's care.

   孩子被交给护士照顾。

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

   法官判处他十年徒刑。

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

   公司拨出大部分利润建造新工厂。

6. 使投入战斗，指派……作战

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.