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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1355 COCA: 1616

commitment

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
commitment /kəˈmɪtmənt/ noun
plural commitments
commitment
/kəˈmɪtmənt/
noun
plural commitments
Learner's definition of COMMITMENT
[count] : a promise to do or give something承诺;保证
: a promise to be loyal to someone or something忠诚;献身
[count]
usually + to
[noncount]
[noncount] : the attitude of someone who works very hard to do or support something奉献;投入
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1355 COCA: 1616

commitment

noun

com·​mit·​ment kə-ˈmit-mənt How to pronounce commitment (audio)
1
a
: an agreement or pledge to do something in the future
a commitment to improve conditions at the prison
especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date
b
: something pledged
the commitment of troops to the war
c
: the state or an instance of being obligated or emotionally impelled
a commitment to a cause
2
a
: an act of committing to a charge or trust: such as
(1)
: a consignment to a penal or mental institution
filed a petition for commitment
(2)
: an act of referring a matter to a legislative committee
b

Example Sentences

His commitment to both his professions is admirable: currently a professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine, he also holds an M.F.A. from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Erica Wagner, New York Times Book Review, 8 Feb. 2009 In their mission statement, the editors bragged of their firm commitment to equality and social justice, but their philosophy didn't prevent them from summoning Lindsey to perform all their menial tasks. Kim Wong Keltner, The Dim Sum Of All Things, 2004 … I actually finished writing two more episodes of the tale before other commitments forced me to shelve it. Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Aug. 1991 His commitment to a blue-water navy expressed his determination to project power. George F. Will, Newsweek, 22 Nov. 1982 We've got commitments from several charities to donate food and clothing. the government's commitment of troops to the region The church has a commitment to helping the poor. The boss noticed her strong commitment to her work. No one doubts your commitment to the cause. See More
Recent Examples on the Web These ads have attacked our candidate’s integrity, character, and questioned her commitment to our city and our children. Jason Williams, Cincinnati.com, 3 Nov. 2017 San Antonio would need to say goodbye to its 2018 free agents and cut additional salary, reversing course somewhat after its recent commitments to LaMarcus Aldridge and Pau Gasol. Ben Golliver, SI.com, 3 Nov. 2017 But The Times promises to continue its commitment to education. Jane Karr, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2017 Eder, 30, extends his commitment to the Nerazzurri through 2021, after joining in January of 2016 on an 18-month loan deal from Sampdoria. Juan Pimiento, chicagotribune.com, 2 Nov. 2017 Jaden Johnson, a consensus three-star quarterback prospect from Kirby High School in Memphis, Tennessee, announced his commitment to Louisville via Twitter. Jake Lourim, The Courier-Journal, 1 Nov. 2017 As part of Thursday's announcement, Branson highlighted his ongoing commitment to Western values. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 26 Oct. 2017 Kelly later expressed her commitment to not talking politics on her new NBC show—or even, as Meyers suggested, making scones with Anthony Weiner. Laura Bradley, HWD, 26 Oct. 2017 Their Wild Boar Burger is all about testing your commitment to excess: bacon, boar, pimento cheese, BBQ sauce, and jalapeño. Oset Babur, GQ, 22 Oct. 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

commit + -ment

First Known Use

1579, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Time Traveler
The first known use of commitment was in 1579
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1355 COCA: 1616
commitment

noun¹

1willingness to give time/energy to sth投身ADJECTIVE | ... OF COMMITMENT | VERB + COMMITMENT | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEabsolute, complete, full, total完全獻身;全面投入clear, deep, firm, genuine, great, passionate, real, serious, strong清楚的承諾;深度投入;堅定的承諾;真誠的承諾;極大的投入;充滿熱情的投入;真正的承諾;嚴肅的承諾continued, continuing, lifelong, long-standing, long-term, ongoing, unwavering繼續獻身;畢生投入;長期獻身;不間斷的投入;堅定的投入The company is making a long-term commitment to breaking into the American market.公司長期致力於打入美國市場。increased, increasing增加的/日漸加大的投入general, open-ended總的承諾;無限的承諾government, personal, professional, public政府的/個人的/職業的/公開的承諾emotional, ideological, moral, political, religious感情上的承諾;意識形態上的信奉;道義上的信奉;政治上的承諾;宗教上的信奉... OF COMMITMENTdegree, level投入程度VERB + COMMITMENTgive, make致力;作出承諾The president made a firm commitment to increasing spending on health.總統堅決承諾要增加醫療開支。demonstrate, display, show顯示信念to demonstrate a commitment to human rights表明對人權的信念lack缺乏信念affirm, reaffirm申明/重申承諾require, take需要投入Learning to play the violin requires strong commitment.學拉小提琴需要極大的恆心。PREPOSITIONcommitment on關於⋯的承諾The government avoided giving any commitments on spending.政府避免就開支問題作出任何承諾。commitment to對⋯的獻身his lifelong commitment to the socialist cause他對社會主義事業的畢生支持PHRASESa lack of commitment缺乏信念
commitment

noun²

2a responsibility責任ADJECTIVE | VERB + COMMITMENT | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEbig, considerable, major重大的/相當大的/主要的責任binding有約束力的責任prior首要義務international, overseas國際/海外義務business, domestic, family, financial, military, social, teaching, work商業上的責任;家庭責任;財政義務;軍事義務;社會義務;教學義務;工作義務VERB + COMMITMENThave, take on承擔義務I don't want to take on any more commitments.我不想再承擔任何義務。fulfil/fulfill, honour/honor, meet履行義務She can't meet her financial commitments.她無法履行自己的財務承諾。get out of, wriggle out of擺脫義務He is trying to wriggle out of his various domestic commitments.他正試圖擺脫各種家庭義務。PREPOSITIONcommitment on⋯上的義務to honour / honor commitments on reduction of air pollution履行減少空氣污染的義務
commitment

noun³

3agreeing to use money/time/people for sth花費;使用ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEheavy大量的投入a heavy commitment of capital巨額的資金投入time時間投入PREPOSITIONcommitment of⋯的投入The war on poverty requires a commitment of resources from the developing nations.向貧困開戰需要發展中國家資源上的投入。

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