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(gè)殺人犯。

撥出，調(diào)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(jīng)給一個(gè)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(yīng)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(jìn)一步發(fā)展的友誼，但又不想太快作出承諾。

2、get across

（使）被理解；把…講清楚

Officers felt their point of view was not getting across to ministers.

官員們感覺自己的觀點(diǎn)并未準(zhǔn)確地傳達(dá)到大臣們那里。

I had created a way to get my message across while using as few words as possible.

我想出了一種能言簡意賅地表達(dá)自己意思的方法。