devote

/dɪˈvəʊt//dɪˈvəʊt/

★★★★★v.

① 贡献;致力,专心从事
- She has devoted all her time to helping the poor.她把她全部的时间都用来帮助穷人。
- Today's newspapers again devote much space to coverage of the scandal.今天的报纸又用许多篇幅去报导那件丑闻。

②[devote oneself]献身;热爱(★或以过去分词当形容词用)
- He devoted himself to his studies.他献身于他的研究工作。

字辨

devote: 指如发誓般认真地将本身或努力、时间奉献给某一目的、活动或人

devote oneself to the cause of peace

dedicate: 比devote含有更严肃的意味,指以仪式等正式奉献给神圣[重大]的目的

dedicate a shrine to Jupiter

consecrate: 比dedicate意味更强,通常指奉献给宗教上的神圣目的

consecrate the burial ground for the church

词汇	devote
释义	devote /dɪˈvəʊt//dɪˈvəʊt/ ★★★★★v. devotes devoting devoted devoted vt ① 贡献;致力,专心从事 She has devoted all her time to helping the poor.她把她全部的时间都用来帮助穷人。 Today's newspapers again devote much space to coverage of the scandal.今天的报纸又用许多篇幅去报导那件丑闻。 ②[devote oneself]献身;热爱(★或以过去分词当形容词用) He devoted himself to his studies.他献身于他的研究工作。字辨 devote: 指如发誓般认真地将本身或努力、时间奉献给某一目的、活动或人 devote oneself to the cause of peace dedicate: 比devote含有更严肃的意味,指以仪式等正式奉献给神圣[重大]的目的 dedicate a shrine to Jupiter consecrate: 比dedicate意味更强,通常指奉献给宗教上的神圣目的 consecrate the burial ground for the church 同义词 consecratevt.献身 dedicatevt.献身 address apply bend buckle down concentrate direct focus give hallow turn commit pay
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