| 单词 | commitment |
| 释义 | commitment (once / 602 pages) 1n 2n Making a commitment involves dedicating yourself to something, like a person or a cause. Before you make a commitment, think carefully. A commitment obligates you to do something. Some commitments are large, like marriage. When you take a job, you're making a commitment to show up and do the job well, and your employer makes a commitment to pay you. There are smaller commitments too. If you said you'd meet a friend at six, that's a commitment — show up or your friend will be mad. You also can speak of commitment as a quality. Staying after school for a study group shows your commitment to good grades. WORD FAMILYcommitment: commitments+/commit: commited, commiting, commitment, commits, committal, committed, committee, committing, recommit/committal: committals, noncommittal/committed: committedest, committedness, uncommitted/committee: committees, subcommittee/noncommittal: noncommittally/recommit: recommitted, recommitting/subcommittee: subcommittees USAGE EXAMPLES“The ivory trade is a great opportunity for China to show its commitment to its global responsibilities,” he wrote in an email. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Mr. Qarau’s commitment to replenishing the turtle stock involves monitoring them twice a week. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Stage Five is the “Maintenance Stage,” where we are in the middle of a strong commitment to maintaining change. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action his long commitment to public service Syn|Hypo|Hyper allegiance, dedication, loyalty communalism loyalty and commitment to the interests of your own minority or ethnic group rather than to society as a whole consecrationa solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal) devotioncommitment to some purpose enlistmentthe act of enlisting (as in a military service) faithloyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person cultismdevotion to the doctrine or a cult or to the practices of a cult hobbyisma devotion to hobbies reenlistmenta renewed enlistment fetich, fetishexcessive or irrational devotion to some activity party spiritdevotion to a political party cooperation joint operation or action 2n a message that makes a pledge Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper dedication Hippocratic oath an oath taken by physicians to observe medical ethics deriving from Hippocrates oath, swearing a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury affirmation(religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds) promisea verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future assurance, pledgea binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something professionaffirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith guarantee, warrant, warrantee, warrantya written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications guaranteean unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true oatha solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior parole, word, word of honora promise plight, trotha solemn pledge of fidelity betrothal, engagement, trotha mutual promise to marry pinninga mutual promise of a couple not to date anyone else; on college campuses it was once signaled by the giving of a fraternity pin rain checka promise that an unaccepted offer will be renewed in the future vowa solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner content, message, subject matter, substance what a communication that is about something is about 3n an engagement by contract involving financial obligation his business commitments took him to London Hypo|Hyper incurrence the act of incurring (making yourself subject to something undesirable) engagement, involution, involvement, participation the act of sharing in the activities of a group 4n the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose 2a man of energy and commitment Syn|Hypo|Hyper committedness investment the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result earnestness, serious-mindedness, seriousness, sincerity the trait of being serious n the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital) Syn|Hyper committal, consignment confinement the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them |
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