1、commit
犯(罪);做(坏事)
I have never committed any crime.
我从来没犯过罪。
This is a man who has committed murder.
这是一个杀人犯。
拨出，调配(资金、资源等)
They called on Western nations to commit more money to the poorest nations.
他们呼吁西方国家向极端贫困国家投入更多的钱。
The government had committed billions of pounds for a programme to reduce acid rain.
政府已经给一个旨在减少酸雨的方案拨了几十亿英镑。
承诺，保证(做);忠于(某人)
I would advise people to think very carefully about committing themselves to working Sundays.
我建议大家慎重考虑一下答应周日工作的问题。
I'd like a friendship that might lead to something deeper, but I wouldn't want to commit myself too soon.
我希望拥有一份能进一步发展的友谊，但又不想太快作出承诺。
明确表态
It isn't their diplomatic style to commit themselves on such a delicate issue.
对这样一个微妙的问题明确表态并非他们的外交风格。
She didn't want to commit herself one way or the other.
不管怎样，她都不想明确表态。
2、converse
(与…)交谈;(和…)说话
Luke sat directly behind the pilot and conversed with him.
卢克就坐在飞行员后面，并且和他说着话。
They were conversing in German, their only common language.
他们正用德语交谈，这是他们唯一的共同语言。
相反的声明;相反的话;相反的言论
What you do for a living is critical to where you settle and how you live — and the converse is also true.
一个人的谋生手段对于其居住地的选择和生活方式来说有着至关重要的影响，反之亦然。