1、commit
犯(罪);做(壞事)
I have never committed any crime.
我從來沒犯過罪。
This is a man who has committed murder.
這是一個殺人犯。
撥出，調配(資金、資源等)
They called on Western nations to commit more money to the poorest nations.
他們呼吁西方國家向極端貧困國家投入更多的錢。
The government had committed billions of pounds for a programme to reduce acid rain.
政府已經給一個旨在減少酸雨的方案撥了幾十億英鎊。
承諾，保證(做);忠于(某人)
I would advise people to think very carefully about committing themselves to working Sundays.
我建議大家慎重考慮一下答應周日工作的問題。
I'd like a friendship that might lead to something deeper, but I wouldn't want to commit myself too soon.
我希望擁有一份能進一步發展的友誼，但又不想太快作出承諾。
明確表態
It isn't their diplomatic style to commit themselves on such a delicate issue.
對這樣一個微妙的問題明確表態并非他們的外交風格。
She didn't want to commit herself one way or the other.
不管怎樣，她都不想明確表態。
2、converse
(與…)交談;(和…)說話
Luke sat directly behind the pilot and conversed with him.
盧克就坐在飛行員后面，并且和他說著話。
They were conversing in German, their only common language.
他們正用德語交談，這是他們唯一的共同語言。
相反的聲明;相反的話;相反的言論
What you do for a living is critical to where you settle and how you live — and the converse is also true.
一個人的謀生手段對于其居住地的選擇和生活方式來說有著至關重要的影響，反之亦然。