devote是什么意思_devote怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause;"She committed herself to the work of God"
"give one"s talents to a good cause"
"consecrate your life to the church"

dedicate;"give thought to"
"give priority to"
"pay attention to"

set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use;"this land was devoted to mining"

中英词源

devote 虔诚

de-, 强调，整个的。-vot, 说，发愿，词源同vow, vote,voice. 引申义发下宏愿的，虔诚的。

devote (v.): 1580s, from Latin devotus, past participle of devovere (see devotion). Second and third meanings in Johnson"s Dictionary (1755) are "to addict, to give up to ill" and "to curse, to execrate; to doom to destruction." Related: Devoted; devoting.

词态变化

第三人称单数 devotes;
过去式 devoted;
过去分词 devoted;
现在分词 devoting;

权威造句

1. Faculty members devote most of their time to scholarly research.: 全院教师大部分时间都用来从事学术研究。

2. She had started to devote her energies to teaching rather than performing.: 她已经开始将精力从表演转移到教学中。

3. She forsook her worldly possessions to devote herself to the church.: 她抛弃世上的财物而献身教会.

4. After her marriage, she couldn"t devote herself totally to her music.: 她结婚之后无法全力倾注于音乐.

5. He is determined to devote his life to science.: 他决心把毕生精力贡献给科学事业.

近反义词

apply

consecrate

dedicate

相似短语

devote to 把…献于；把…用于把…献于；把…用于 *devote oneself to doing sth.

devote oneself to v.献身于,专心于

devote oneself to... 献身于..., 致力于..., 专心于...

devote one"s attention to v. 专心于

to devote one"s attention to... 专心于...

devote one"s life to... 献身于

单词分析

这两个动词均有“奉献”之意。
dedicate正式用词，指献身于某一崇高事业或目的，也可指把著作题献给他人。
devote普通用词，指决心把全部身心、精力、时间等献给某一目标，某一个人或致力于某一事业。

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