demagogue = demagog, rabble-rouser; gross/glaring/egregious; megalomania, power-drunk;

用法学习: 1. have (one's) hand out 伸手要 (on the take 收受贿赂) To be in request, demand, or expectation of benefits, such as welfare, especially when undeserved or unneeded. To request benefits, especially monetary ones and especially if not entitled to them. Whenever there was an appropriations bill, he always had his hand out for his guys. Etymology: An allusion to the beseeching manner and typical gesture of a beggar. have sb eating out of one's hand If you have someone eating out of your hand, they are completely under your control. She usually has the press eating out of her hand. See full dictionary entry for eat. hotshot mainly US informal someone who is very good and successful at something, especially someone young. f you refer to someone as a hotshot, you mean they are very good at a particular job and are going to be very successful. ...a bunch of corporate hotshots. She's a hotshot broker on Wall Street. Now he's a lecturer, he thinks he's a real hotshot! She's quite a hotshot at chess. aberrant [æ'berənt] adj. Aberrant means unusual and not socially acceptable. Ian's rages and aberrant behavior worsened. 2. throw a match/game/fight 打假赛 To lose a match in a combat sport, especially boxing, intentionally. Usually done in order to take advantage of the bets placed on one's odds of winning. to deliberately lose a fight or sports game that you could have won He was allegedly offered £20,000 to throw the match. 美国选举: The efficacy [ˈefɪkəsi] 效果, 效用, 效能 ( effectiveness in producing the result that you intended. If you talk about the efficacy of something, you are talking about its effectiveness and its ability to do what it is supposed to. Recent medical studies confirm the efficacy of a healthier lifestyle. The efficacy of the medical procedure has not been proven. ) of Trump's tactic will emerge only in November. But it is already clear that the President is running the most openly demagogic ( demagogic ['demə,gɒdʒɪk] ​adj. [formal, disapproval] characteristic of or resembling a demagogue. If you say that someone such as a politician is demagogic, you are criticizing them because you think they try to win people's support by appealing to their emotions rather than using reasonable arguments. ...a demagogic populist. I want to hear rational arguments, not just demagogic fallacies. demagogue = demagog [ˈdeməˌɡɑɡ] If you say that someone such as a politician is a demagogue you are criticizing them because you think they try to win people's support by appealing to their emotions rather than using reasonable arguments. a political leader who tries to influence people by making emotional speeches. wiki: A demagogue [ˈdɛməɡɒɡ] or rabble-rouser is a leader who gains popularity in a democracy by exploiting emotions, prejudice, and ignorance to arouse some against others, whipping up the passions of the crowd and shutting down reasoned deliberation. Demagogues overturn established norms of political conduct, or promise or threaten to do so. Historian Reinhard Luthin defined demagogue thus: "What is a demagogue? He is a politician skilled in oratory, flattery and invective; evasive in discussing vital issues; promising everything to everybody; appealing to the passions rather than the reason of the public; and arousing racial, religious, and class prejudices—a man whose lust for power without recourse to principle leads him to seek to become a master of the masses. He has for centuries practiced his profession of 'man of the people'. He is a product of a political tradition nearly as old as western civilization itself." Demagogues have appeared in democracies since ancient Athens. They exploit a fundamental weakness in democracy: because ultimate power is held by the people, it is possible for the people to give that power to someone who appeals to the lowest common denominator of a large segment of the population. Demagogues usually advocate immediate, forceful action to address a crisis while accusing moderate and thoughtful opponents of weakness or disloyalty. If elected to high executive office, demagogues typically unravel limits on executive power and attempt to convert their democracy to dictatorship. rabble-rouser 煽动暴乱者 [ˈræb(ə)l ˌraʊzə(r)] someone who speaks to a group of people and encourages them to behave in a violent way, usually in order to gain political power. A rabble-rouser is a clever speaker who can persuade a group of people to behave violently or aggressively, often for the speaker's own political advantage. rabble-rousing 煽动情绪的 [disapproval] Rabble-rousing is encouragement that a person gives to a group of people to behave violently or aggressively, often for that person's own political advantage. Critics have accused him of rabble-rousing. passions run high 激情高涨, 情绪高涨 a way of describing a time when people feel strong emotions about a particular subject: The judge's decision is expected today and passions are running high. Passions run very high at election time. arouse/stir passions (=cause strong feelings in people) The case aroused passions throughout the country. You can't let people's emotional appeals 打感情牌 influence your decisions. ) campaign in America's modern history. And it will leave wounds that will take years to heal by whoever wakes up in the White House next January 21. 3. to put it bluntly 直白的说, 老实说, 实话说, 坦白说 used for telling someone that you are going to be honest even if this upsets them. To put it bluntly, their demands are unreasonable. 疫苗研发: 'At war time speed', China leads COVID-19 vaccine race: While a laggard 落后者 ( [ˈlæɡərd] a person or organization that is slow to do something or slow to make progress. If you describe a country, company, or product as a laggard, you mean that it is not performing as well as its competitors. The company has developed a reputation as a technological laggard. ) in the global vaccine industry, China, where the new coronavirus is thought to have originated, has brought state, military and private sectors together in a quest to combat a disease that has killed over 500,000 people worldwide. China has challenges, though, as the epidemic has petered out ( peter out 式微. 势衰 to gradually become smaller, less, weaker etc and then come to an end. to gradually stop or disappear: The strike seemed to be petering out. The fighting which started in the night had petered out by morning. The track petered out after a mile or so. ) in the country, hampering efforts to conduct large trials. 4. 特朗普: As President Donald Trump ramps up rhetoric 加强措辞, 措辞强硬 stoking racial divisions in the country, asked directly to give his personal stance on the Confederate battle flag's place in society, Trump said, for him, it's "very simple -- it's freedom of speech." "You do what you do, it's freedom of speech. NASCAR can do whatever they want, and they've chosen to go a certain way, other people choose to go a different route, but it's freedom of speech," Trump told Nexstar in an interview Tuesday, on the heels of a controversial tweet appearing to criticize the racing giant for banning the flag. The flag has become a flash point ( I. 争议焦点. a place where violence is likely to develop. a. countable/ uncountable a situation in which serious problems are likely to develop. a critical moment at which someone or something bursts forth into activity or existence. II. countable ​science 着火点. the lowest temperature at which a gas from a liquid will burn in the air.  the lowest temperature at which a volatile solid or the vapor of a liquid will flash when exposed to a brief flame under certain conditions. ) in that increasingly bitter debate -- amplified by Trump as he tries to regain lost ground in a reelection campaign dominated by how he's dealt with the pandemic. Trump contradicted his own White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, who just the day before, looking to 意在, 致力于 counter 对抗, 否认, 反抗 reports calling the president's Fourth of July speeches "dark and divisive," said, "This vision is not a culture war." At that briefing Monday, she also deflected repeated questions about the president's NASCAR tweet and where Trump stood the Confederate flag issue, saying he hadn't taken a position. As versions of the Confederate flag come down at Mississippi state government buildings and elsewhere, Trump's calling displaying it "freedom of speech" may also be setting him up for a showdown with the United States military 军方. Back in February the Marine Corps was the first military service to ban Confederate flags and divisive symbols, a ban that went into effect in June. "It became pretty clear that some symbols were being hijacked by organizations and used a very bad, negative way," General David Berger, the Commandant of the Marine Corps told ABC News last week. "The Confederate battle flag was part of that." Berger said he undertook the move 采取这个行动, 那么做 because divisive symbols undermine unit cohesion 破坏团结. In the wake of George Floyd's death the Army and Navy announced plans to work on their own bans -- until the Defense Department asked that they hold off unilateral action 暂停 until they came up with a comprehensive plan. "While I acknowledge some might view it as a symbol of regional pride, many others in our force see it as a painful reminder of hate, bigotry, treason, and devaluation of humanity," Adams said. "Regardless of perspective, one thing is clear: it has the power to inflame feelings of racial division." The growing pressure to ban the Confederate flag from bases also comes as the federal government grapples with the decision to rename ten of them named after Confederate officers scattered across the South. The GOP-led Senate Armed Forces Committee in June added an amendment to do so in its upcoming, annual Defense bill, and although the measure received bipartisan support, President Trump was quick to express opposition 表达反对意见. Republican Gov. Tate Reeves of Mississippi, a Trump ally, signed a bill last week to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag, saying at the ceremony, "This is not a political moment to me but a solemn occasion 庄重, 庄严的场合 to lead our Mississippi family to come together, to be reconciled and to move on." While Trump has warned Republicans to "toughen up," 强硬起来 a rift 分歧, 嫌隙 in his party appears to grow in size. "We're starting to see some cracks within the Republican Party -- and that's one of the things that makes Trump's comments so strange -- because he does really seem to be left behind right now," said Kevin Levin, a historian based in Boston who specializes in Civil War history. Levin went on to note that even with President Trump not explicitly saying the word "Confederate," whether in his recent speeches or tweets, most Americans can deduce what the president is getting at. "It's a dog whistle 狗哨, 心知肚明的东西," he said, noting the White House's repeated references to "our history and our heritage." "People know how to interpret that," he added. "[Trump] stands against the demonization of Americans, and he stands firmly on the side of preserving our history," McEnany emphasized. "Trump likes to think of himself as someone who has the support of the military 军方支持. A showdown 直接叫板, 最后摊牌 like this obviously doesn't lend itself well to that narrative, but, if anything, it will give Trump what he wants," Levin said. "Distraction." But Trump hasn't always been a hard-liner for flying the battle flag. Notably, in Trump's first news conference as a presidential candidate, asked whether he agreed with then-South Carolina GOP Gov. Nikki Haley's decision to remove the Confederate battle flag from the State Capitol grounds, Trump said "yes." 4. prerogative [prɪˈrɒɡətɪv] 特权 noun. a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class. "in some countries, higher education is predominantly the prerogative of the rich". adj. arising from the prerogative of the Crown (usually delegated to the government or the judiciary) and based in common law rather than statutory law. "the monarch retained the formal prerogative power to appoint the Prime Minister". Attorney General Bill Barr says that any potential pardon of Roger Stone or commutation of his sentence is Pres. Trump's "prerogative," but that he feels "it was an appropriate prosecution and I thought the sentence was fair." commutation [ˌkɑmjəˈteɪʃ(ə)n] 减刑 the action of changing a punishment to one that is less severe. commute I. 通勤. intransitive to travel regularly to and from work. If you commute, you travel a long distance every day between your home and your place of work. Mike commutes to London every day. McLaren began commuting between Paris and London. He's going to commute. The number of commuters to London has dropped by 100,000. ...a commuter train. Suburban commuting is getting worse. I commute by train. II. transitive ​legal to change a punishment to one that is less severe. If a death sentence or prison sentence is commuted to a less serious punishment, it is changed to that punishment. His death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment (pardon 赦免). Prison sentences have been commuted. His sentence has been commuted to one of life imprisonment. 5. NSW疫情: Ms Berejiklian is considering drastic measures including reinstating 重启, 重新执行, 重新开启, 重新实施 restrictions on weddings and funerals and even adjusting the state border (adept Someone who is adept at something can do it skilfully. He's usually very adept at keeping his private life out of the media. He is an adept guitar player. The therapist adeptly manipulated and massaged my body. An adept is someone who is adept at something. Kitzi was an adept at getting people to talk confidentially to him. ). With the borders slammed shut at 11.59pm on Tuesday, Ms Berejiklian could impose radical sanctions to protect her state from plunging back into hard lockdown. Limiting 'high risk' gatherings and reinstating restrictions on funerals and weddings are all being considered. Ms Berejiklian is also considering shifting the state border to the north and annexing Albury to Victoria until the outbreak is brought under control. This would allow residents of both towns to cross state lines freely and minimise disruption to the community while also preventing the virus from spreading deeper into NSW. She has also flagged ( flag 表达可能性 I. If you flag or if your spirits flag, you begin to lose enthusiasm or energy. His enthusiasm was in no way flagging. By 4,000m he was beginning to flag. II. to mark something so that you will be able to find it again I flagged any words I didn't know. III. (often with down) To signal to, especially to stop a passing vehicle etc. Please flag down a taxi for me. IV. 打旗语. To convey (a message) by means of flag signals. to flag an order to troops or vessels at a distance. V. (often with up) To note, mark or point out for attention. I've flagged up the need for further investigation into this. Users of the Internet forum can flag others' posts as inappropriate. flagged [flægd] adj 铺满石子的. A flagged path or area of ground is covered with large, flat, square pieces of stone. She sat on a chair in the flagged yard.) making exemption permits to cross the border more difficult to obtain. She warned the widespread community transmission of COVID-19 in Victoria is a threat to NSW and was unapologetic when she suggested tough new restrictions may need to be implemented. 'I am extremely concerned about what is happening in Victoria, the extent of community contagion is unlike anything we have seen in Australia... do not let your guard down.' Ms Berejiklian was nonplussed by naysayers 反对者 of her hardline stance in dealing with the threat of a renewed outbreak in NSW. 'It doesn't bother me how many people are personally upset with me (about) the decision we have to take to protect the community,' she said. 'It's gobsmacking 大跌眼镜的(staggered, staggering, flabbergasted ) that such an event could occur in NSW after the Ruby Princess debacle,' Ms Faehrmann said in a statement. Premier Daniel Andrews said it was imperative no one breaches restrictions and ventures into regional Victoria, which has largely remained free of coronavirus. 6. guilty/troubled conscience 寝食难安, 良心过不去, 良心难安, 良心不安: a bad feeling caused by knowing or thinking that one has done something bad or wrong. a feeling of guilt. She had a guilty/troubled conscience. bed of roses If you say that a situation is not a bed of roses, you mean that it is not as pleasant as it seems, and that there are some unpleasant aspects to it. We all knew that life was unlikely to be a bed of roses back in England. bed of thorns A thoroughly unhappy time or difficult situation. I'm sorry I changed jobs; my new one turned out to be a bed of thorns. rank on (someone or something) 批评, 发牢骚 slang To criticize or complain about someone or something in a petty and naggingly critical manner. You know, the way you rank on the boss all the time is getting pretty old. So many people waste their breaths ranking on the government but won't vote or take any action to improve things. pull rank (on someone) to use the fact that you are more important or powerful than someone in order to force them to do what you want. egregious [ɪˈɡridʒəs] extremely bad. Egregious means very bad indeed. an egregious mistake, failure, problem etc is extremely bad and noticeable. ...the most egregious abuses of human rights. It was an egregious error for a statesman to show such ignorance. glaring used to say that something bad is very obvious: glaring errors. a glaring injustice. gross (especially in law) unacceptable because clearly wrong: gross misconduct/indecency. a gross violation of justice. season has passed: 时过境迁了. 时移世易了. 物是人非了. If pumpkin season has passed, try using sweet potatoes or winter squash. How long do you think you can be Asia-level Oska? You're trending downwards 上升势态, 事业上升期 right now. If you're late with the 7th album, it's just a matter of time before you're forgotten. Dropping and picking up filming because you're a Hallyu star? The season has passed 已经过了那个年龄了, 已经不是那个年龄了 where you could do that. But the season has passed and now we are just looking forward to next season. 7. I'm a sturdy ( 壮如牛. 不容易受伤, 耐操的 strong and not easily hurt, damaged, or affected by what happens. sturdy legs/shoes/plants. ) man. I've even served in the... army 当过兵, 参过军. Yeah, of course you did! Active service. ameliorate ​[əˈmiːliəreɪt] to improve something, or to make it less severe. If someone or something ameliorates a situation, they make it better or easier in some way. Nothing can be done to ameliorate the situation 缓解局势. He expected me to do something to ameliorate his depression. ...a demand for amelioration of conditions. stoush [staʊʃ] Australian and New Zealand slang noun & verb. a spat; a fight An Auckland politician has sparked the invention of a new word named in his "honour" following an online stoush about public transport. verb. To fight; to argue. China's facing diplomatic stoushes on multiple fronts. run roughshod over someone 粗暴对待 (= ride roughshod over someone) to act without caring how you will affect someone or something: He ran roughshod over his employees when he thought they weren't working hard enough. If you say that someone is riding roughshod over a person or their views, you disapprove of them because they are using their power or authority to do what they want, completely ignoring that person's wishes. The security forces rode roughshod over the human rights of the people. 8. buy over 收买 (transitive) [disapproval] To gain the support of (a person) through bribery. buy off 花钱消灾, 收买 If you say that a person or organization buys off another person or group, you are criticizing the fact that they are giving them something such as money so that they will not complain or cause trouble. to pay someone to stop threatening you or blackmailing you. ...policies designed to buy off the working-class vote. The ruling party tried to buy off voters. In buying your children all these things, you are in a sense buying them off. buyout 收购 the purchase of a controlling share in a company. In finance, a buyout is an investment transaction by which the ownership equity of a company, or a majority share of the stock of the company is acquired. The acquiror thereby "buys out" the present equity holders of the target company. buy out someone to give someone money so that you own the part of a business that previously belonged to that person: She bought out her partner and now she owns the whole company. a. (idiomatic) To purchase someone's property (particularly real estate) or someone's share of a property, partnership, company, etc. b. (idiomatic) To close someone's contract by paying him or her a sum of money, the terms of which are often stated in the contract itself. Usage notes: When referring to a property, the purchaser often desires to obtain complete control of a piece of real estate, or to purchase a neighboring property, often with the intent to develop the property by building a new or larger building(s), particularly with more housing units. When referring to a share of a partnership or company, the purchaser is often buying the share of a spouse, other family member, or retiring shareholder. When referring to a contract, the contract is typically for high ranking executives of a company, professional sports players, professional models, etc. pay off I. intransitive if something that you do pays off, it brings you some benefit. All those weeks of studying will pay off 得到回报, 有回报 when you take the exam. II. transitive to give someone all the money that you have borrowed from them to buy something. Only another six months and the house will be paid off. III. transitive to stop employing a worker and give them any money that they are owed. Over 1,000 workers will be paid off if this factory closes. IV. transitive to give someone money so that they will do something bad or dishonest for you. There were suspicions that officials had been paid off. a. to give someone money so that they will not do something that will cause you problems, especially by telling people about something bad that you have done. They threatened to tell reporters about him unless he paid them off 收买, 买通. 9. Friends: Phoebe: I mean, all I'm saying is don't judge Ross before you get to know him, all right? I mean, I like all you guys now, but when I first meet you.... You know, Kurt, I thought, you know, abrasive [əˈbreɪsɪv] ( I. 粗鲁无礼的. rude and unfriendly: She has a rather abrasive manner. Someone who has an abrasive manner is unkind and rude. behaving in way that seems rude to other people, because you say what you think even if it is not nice. an abrasive manner. His abrasive manner has won him an unenviable notoriety. Pamela was unrepentant about her strong language and abrasive remarks. He can sometimes be abrasive in meetings. II. An abrasive substance 粗面的 is slightly rough, and often used for cleaning surfaces: an abrasive 粗粗的, 粗颗粒的, 粗粒的 cleaner/powder/liquid. ) drunk ( 醉鬼). Um, Lola? Mind numbingly stupid. And, okay, you guys: Gold-digger; cradle robbing perv. So, I think you all know what I mean. Phoebe: Obviously, I didn't think they were gonna start throwing things. I just thought if I kept insulting everyone, you would jump in and defend everyone, and then you could look like the hero. Ross: Oh, wow, yeah! See, I did not get that 没有回过味来, 没有明白. megalomania [ˌmeɡəloʊˈmeɪniə] I. 痴迷权利. 权力欲. 醉心于权利. 恋栈权力. the enjoyment of power and a strong wish to have more of it. Megalomania is the belief that you are more powerful and important than you really are. Megalomania is sometimes a mental illness. II. a mental illness in which someone believes they are very important and powerful when they are not. megalomaniac [ˌmeɡəloʊˈmeɪniˌæk] 利欲熏心的人 noun. someone who enjoys power over other people and always wants more of it. If you describe someone as a megalomaniac, you are criticizing them because they enjoy being powerful, or because they believe that they are more powerful or important than they really are. adj. exhibiting megalomania. = power-drunk (drunk with/on power) adj Intoxicated by the possession of power; rendered irrational by power. keep up the good work 继续辛苦工作, 辛苦了 To continue performing or executing one's duties to an established degree of excellence or adequacy. Usually used as a phrase of praise and encouragement. The design is looking really good so far, Martha. Keep up the good work! I just wanted to swing by the branch and make sure your team was keeping up the good work!10. Rachel: Would you mind giving me and Ross a hand, moving his couch? Joey: Ohhh I'd love to, but I got acting class. But you know what? I guess I can blow that off ( blow something off ignore or make light of something. "he tries to blow it off and pretend it doesn't matter". fail to attend something. "Ivy blew off class" )...for you. Rachel:...Thanks. Joey: Rach, let me ask you something. I was just over there, talking with Monica and Chandler, and boy, they are really tight 亲密. Rachel: I know. Joey: Yeah, that's not a bad situation they got going over there. Thinking of gettin' me one of those. Rachel: What's up, Joe? Joey: Well, the reason I think Monica and Chandler are so great, is because they were friends first. You Know? So I aksed myself, who are my friends? You and Pheobe. I saw you first, so.... Rachel: Heh, what are you sayin'? Joey: I'm sayin', maybe you and I crank it up a notch 上个台阶, 更进一步, 更进一层. Rachel: You know, honey... As flattered as I am that you saw me first... I don't think we should be crankin 'anything up. Joey: I'd treat you real nice (pulls out the chair). Rachel: Ohhhhh... Yeah, well you know... Umm, honey listen. I think it's a great idea to become friends with someone before you date them. But I think the way you do it is: you meet someone, become their friend, build a foundation? Then ask them out on a date. Don't hit on your existing friends 现有的, 已经有的. 11. Phoebe: Well, if I'm going down, I'm taking you (Points at all of them) with me. (They all look at her.) Harboring a fugitive? That's one to three years minimum. Good luck Chandler. (She opens the door to the cop from before.) Okay, you can arrest me. Fine. But you'll never make it stick ( make something stick to get enough evidence to prove that someone is guilty of a crime. The police will never make those charges stick. a. to prove that something is true Is there enough evidence to make the charges stick? b. to make a change become permanent The government has succeeded in making this policy stick.) and you know it! Cop: Yeah, but I kinda don't have a choice, it's my job. I mean, you understand right? 12. The Saleswoman: You're telling me this couch was delivered to you like this?! Ross: Look, I am a reasonable man 讲道理的人, 讲理的人. I will accept store credit. The Saleswoman: I'll give you store credit in the amount of four dollars. 13. mendacious [mɛnˈdeɪʃəs] 谎言不断的, 谎话连篇的 adj. not telling the truth; lying. A mendacious person is someone who tells lies. A mendacious statement is one that is a lie. "mendacious propaganda". windbag [informal, disapproval] If you call someone a windbag, you are saying in a fairly rude way that you think they talk a great deal in a boring way. hardhead I. 冷静沉着. 无妇人之仁的. 不为所动的. someone tough, realistic, or shrewd, and not moved by sentiment. To be very practical and shrewd; to not be persuaded or influenced by emotions. You have to have a hard head to work in this job—you can't let people's emotional appeals 打感情牌 influence your decisions. he's an old hardhead taking on a young, new hardhead. II. someone stubborn or obstinate. To be inflexible or stubborn; to be overly willful or obstinate. Our son has such a hard head 固执顽固. Once he's made up his mind about something, there's no way anyone can change it! III. To be dim-witted, stupid, or an especially slow learner. I've always had a hard head when it comes to math. hard-headed 不被打动的, 无妇人之仁的 not influenced by emotions: a hard-headed approach to problems. hard-edged adj [approval] I. If you describe something such as a style, play, or article as hard-edged, you mean you admire it because it is powerful, critical, or unsentimental. ...his fiery, hard-edged acoustic jazz style. ...hard-edged drama. II. dealing with unpleasant subjects from real life in a way that does not try to hide their unpleasant qualities a hard-edged documentary. Roger Stone has been variously described as a "self-proclaimed dirty trickster", a "renowned infighter", a "seasoned practitioner of hard-edged politics", a "mendacious windbag", a "veteran Republican strategist", and a political fixer. Over the course of the 2016 Trump presidential campaign, Stone promoted a number of falsehoods and conspiracy theories. He has described his political modus operandi as "Attack, attack, attack – never defend" and "Admit nothing, deny everything, launch counterattack." Stone first suggested Trump run for president in early 1998 while he was Trump's casino business lobbyist in Washington. 14. commit I. to make someone agree or promise to do something. commit someone to (doing) something: The agreement commits them to a minimum number of performances per year. a. intransitive to promise to do something. commit to (doing) something: He would have to commit to spending several thousand dollars. I do not want to commit to any particular date. II. to say that you will use available things or people for a particular purpose. If you commit money or resources to something, you decide to use them for a particular purpose. They called on Western nations to commit more money to the poorest nations. The government had committed billions of pounds for a programme to reduce acid rain. He should not commit American troops without the full consent of Congress. commit something to something: They'll have to commit more money to the project if they want it to succeed. III. to decide to have a permanent relationship with someone. He's not ready to commit. commit something to memory to study something carefully so that you can remember it exactly. He committed the entire letter to memory. IV. If you commit yourself to something, you say that you will definitely do it. If you commit yourself to someone, you decide that you want to have a long-term relationship with them. They could not commit themselves to any definite course of action. I'd like us to be closer but I don't want to commit myself too soon. You don't have to commit 许诺, 答应, 承诺 to anything over the phone. He said the government remained committed to peace. ...a committed socialist. V. If you do not want to commit yourself on something, you do not want to say what you really think about it or what you are going to do. It isn't their diplomatic style to commit themselves on such a delicate issue. She didn't want to commit herself one way or the other. VI. In the British legal system, if someone is committed for trial, they are sent by magistrates to stand trial in a crown court. He is expected to be committed for trial at Liverpool Crown Court. About pardoning or commuting Roger Stone: Well I think it's the president's prerogative. It's a unique power the president has, it's certainly something that's committed to his judgement. commit something to paper​/​writing to write something on paper. commit yourself I. to agree to do something important. Take a little time to think before committing yourself. commit yourself to (doing) something: I have committed myself to the job for at least the coming year. II. to decide to have a permanent relationship with someone. commit yourself to: It was the first time in his life that he had committed himself to a woman. III. to give a definite opinion or make a definite decision She won't commit herself either way. 15. neither here nor there 不重要, 无关紧要 of no importance or relevance. If you say that something is neither here nor there, you mean that it does not matter because it is not a relevant point. not important, or not connected with the subject being discussed. used for saying that something does not matter because it is not relevant. Whether or not I agree with you is neither here nor there. Her age is neither here nor there – the real question is, can she do the job? 'I'd never heard of her before I came here.'—'That is neither here nor there.' Whether or not he realised the fact was neither here nor there.