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commit
① vt. 犯(罪),做(错事、坏事等)
他之前从未犯过罪。
He has never committed any crime before.
今天早上8点钟发生了一起谋杀案
A murder was committed at 8 o’clock this morning.
②把……委託於…….交付、投入…….
他們把病人送往精神病院.
They committed the patient to the mental hospital .
commit oneself on sth ; commit oneself to do sth
承諾某人某事
她不願意對那件事情做出任何的承諾。
She didn’t want to commit herself on that matter .
政府承諾減少稅款。
The government committed itself to reduce taxes.
employer n. 雇主 ←→ employee
employment 就業、雇用 ←→ unemployment
employ
(1) v. 聘請、雇用
該公司僱用兩名翻译。
The firm employs two interpreters .
employ sb as 雇用某人……..
他僱一個女孩當打字員。
He employed the girl as a typist .
(2) 使用 (物、能力)(use )
你應該更明智地利用你的資金。
You should employ your finds more wisely .
employ oneself in = be employed in 忙於;從事於
她忙著為五客人做飯。
She was busily employed in preparing dinner for five guests