“commit to”是英语中常用的动词短语,核心含义围绕“承诺、致力于、投入(时间/精力/资源等)”,强调对某件事、目标或人的“绑定式投入”或“明确承诺”。以下是具体的含义解析、用法结构和示例:
1、 承诺(做某事):向他人或自己保证会完成某件事;
2、 致力于(目标/计划):将时间、精力或资源持续投入到某个目标或活动中;
3、 忠于(关系/责任):对某人或某种关系保持忠诚或承担责任(较少见,但可用于亲密关系或义务)。
“commit to”中的to是介词,因此后面需接名词、代词或动名词(doing),不能接动词原形!
表示“致力于/投入到某事物”:
We need to commit to this project if we want it to succeed.
(如果我们想让这个项目成功,就得投入进去。)
She finally committed to the job offer after thinking for a week.
(她考虑了一周后,终于接受了这份工作邀约。)
表示“承诺做某事/致力于做某事”:
I commit to exercising three times a week starting next month.
(我承诺从下个月开始每周锻炼三次。)
The company committed to reducing its carbon footprint by 30% by 2030.
(公司承诺到2030年将碳足迹减少30%。)
可与“commit to”互换,但更突出“个人的主动绑定”:
He committed himself to helping the homeless after volunteering at a shelter.
(在收容所做志愿者后,他投身于帮助无家可归者的工作。)
更常用的状态描述,表示“处于致力于/承诺的状态”:
She’s committed to her family and rarely works overtime.
(她很顾家,很少加班。)
Are you committed to this plan, or are you still犹豫?
(你是真的认同这个计划,还是仍在犹豫?)
❌ 错误:I commit to finish the task tomorrow.
✅ 正确:I commit to finishing the task tomorrow.
(“to”是介词,后面必须接动名词!)
commit to a decision 承诺一个决定
commit to a relationship 忠于一段关系
commit time/money/effort to... 投入时间/金钱/精力到...
commit to change 致力于改变
“commit to”的核心是“用行动或承诺绑定自己与某件事”,关键要记住to是介词,后面接名词或动名词。无论是“承诺减肥”“致力于工作”还是“投入资源”,都可以用这个短语表达“认真投入”的态度~