devote基本解释
vt.致力于；奉献给；把...专用于
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名词: devotement 过去式: devoted 过去分词: devoted 现在分词: devoting 第三人称单数: devotes
devote
基本词汇
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基本词汇
vt.致力于；奉献给；把...专用于
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名词: devotement 过去式: devoted 过去分词: devoted 现在分词: devoting 第三人称单数: devotes
devote是什么意思
verb
1. dedicate
e.g. give thought to
give priority to
pay attention to
Synonym: givepay
2. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
e.g. She committed herself to the work of God
give one's talents to a good cause
consecrate your life to the church
Synonym: givededicateconsecratecommit
3. set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use
e.g. this land was devoted to mining
1. 献（身）；奉献，投入(时间、精力等)
If you devote yourself, your time, or your energy to something, you spend all or most of your time or energy on it.
e.g. He decided to devote the rest of his life to scientific investigation...
他决定将自己的余生献给科学研究事业。
e.g. Considerable resources have been devoted to proving him a liar...
为了证明他是个骗子已投入了相当多的人力和财力。
2. 将(文章或讲话的某一部分)专用（于）
If you devote a particular proportion of a piece of writing or a speech to a particular subject, you deal with the subject in that amount of space or time.
e.g. He devoted a major section of his massive report to an analysis of US aircraft design...
在他的长篇报告中，他用了很大的篇幅来分析美国飞机的设计。
e.g. Page upon page is devoted to the chain of events leading to the Prime Minister's resignation.
一页又一页的篇幅都用来描述导致首相辞职的一连串事件。
1. 贡献：在里面,弟弟用脚(leg)吃饭(ate)来代表(delegate)他的不满,立即(lic)他就可以吃(ate)得很精致(delicate)了,他还投票(vote)说要做贡献(devote),然后他就被释放了.
2. 献身：Fourney则称赞笔者有献身( devote)精神,同时也心存疑虑地指出:你似乎( Seem)解决了刀具不坏的难题. 刀具不坏,难度之大由此可见一斑. 然而1989年初笔者在某花岗石矿点技术转让中,一对刻槽刀使用了一个星期,累计进尺早已超过60m,
3. 奉献：devious 不正直,有偏差的 | devote 奉献 | devout 忠诚,虔诚的
4. 献身.专心于：selfless无私的.忘我的 | devote献身.专心于 | republic 共和国.共和政体
The newspaper devoted a special column to a discussion of the problem of the world's population.
这家报纸开辟专栏来讨论世界人口问题。
The newspaper devotes two pages to comics.
报纸用两页版面来刊登漫画。
They agreed to devote part of the park to the playground.
他们曾同意将公园的一部分辟为运动场。
They are all terribly busy men and cannot be expected to devote their time to this investigation.
他们都是非常忙的人,不能指望他们用全部时间去进行这一调查。
He devotes his time to the garden.
他把时间都用在花园里了。
Now she devoted most of the time to this work.
现在她把大部分时间都用在这项工作上了。
She devoted her life to the cause of peace.
她把一生献给了和平事业。
He has been devoting his whole life to benefiting mankind.
他把自己的一生贡献给了造福人类的事业。
Each nurse also devotes two evenings a week to studying medical literature in her field.
每个护士每周还用两个晚上来学习与她工作有关的医学文献。
She devoted her life to helping homeless children.
她的一生都在帮助无家可归的孩子们。
He devoted every Saturday afternoon to fishing.
他把每个星期六下午的时间都花在钓鱼上。
He devoted all his spare time to helping his students with their English.
他把所有的业余时间都用来帮助他的学生学英语。
She devoted too much time to dressing.
她在穿着打扮上花的时间太多了。
I have to devote part of my income to repaying my debts.
我不得不拿出一部分收入来用于还债。
We should devote every effort to finding out the principle contradiction.
我们应该全力找出主要矛盾。
This magazine is devoted to science.
这种杂志专载科学文章。
This department of the store is devoted to machine tools and engineering needs.
商店的这个部是专门经营车床和工程用品的。
My lecture will be devoted to the study of aesthetics.
我的演讲专门谈美学研究。
I should think the Welsh are the only people in the world whose only national festival is devoted to music and poetry.
我认为威尔士人是世界上在自己民族唯一的节日上进行音乐和诗歌表演的唯一民族。
Utterly devoted to the people, he gave his life in saving his patients.
他忠于人民,把毕生精力用于挽救患者的生命。
We are quite devoted to the little girl.
我们非常喜欢这个小女孩。
Half of these plots are devoted to raising improved seeds.
这些土地的一半被用来培育良种。
devote oneself/sb to sb/sth/v-ingHe devotes himself to his sick wife.
他专心照顾着他生病的妻子。
He devoted himself to his lessons.
他专心致力于功课。
Jim is devoted to his wife and family.
吉姆极为关心他的妻子和家庭。
All the soldiers were devoted to their leader.
所有的士兵都忠于他们的统领。
A true artist is devoted to his work.
真正的艺术家献身于他的艺术。
All Christians are by their Baptism devoted to God.
出自：W. Law误 He devotes his attention to study English.
正 He devotes his attention to studying English.
正 He devotes his attention to the study of English.
析 devote to后只能接名词或动名词作宾语,而不能接动词不定式。
他把许多业余时间用在体育运动上。误 He devoted much of his spare time for sports.
正 He devoted much of his spare time to sports.
析 “把…用在”应用devote...to, to和for不可以换用。
她忠于职守。误 She devoted to her duty.
正 She devoted herself to her duty.
正 She was devoted to her duty.
析 devote是及物动词,须接宾语,表示“忠于,献身于”等应用devote oneself to或be devoted to的形式。
他把所有的钱都捐献给了那户穷苦人家。误 He devoted all his money to the poor family.
正 He contributed all his money to the poor family.
析 devote的宾语一般是抽象事物,如生命、时间、精力等。宾语如果是一些具体的东西,如钱、书籍、衣物等,则须用动词contribute。
But if your work is your "passion", you'll be more likely to devote yourself to it.
但如果你的工作是你的“激情”，你就更有可能投入其中。
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