devote的中文翻译是什么意思
devote
v. 奉献; 把…用于
devote的柯林斯释义
VERB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.
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。
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。
VERB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.
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。
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。
devote的英文释义
Verb
1. 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
2. dedicate;
- give thought to
- give priority to
- pay attention to
3. set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use;
- this land was devoted to mining
devote的同义词辨析
dedicate, devote
这两个动词均有"奉献"之意。
devote的场景例句
After I had graduated I continued to devote myself to research.
我毕业后继续致力于研究工作.
Perhaps there are many serious pursuits to which I should devote the few remaining hours.
也许还有许多强烈的愿望我应花最后的几个小时去实现.
He intends to devote his life to curing the sick in India.
他想把自己的一生奉献于医治印度的病人.
And he promised South Africans that he would devote himself to helping them improve their lives.
他向南非人承诺,他将投身帮助他们改善他们的生活.
We should devote ourselves assiduously and faithfully to the duties of our profession.
我们应当勤奋地而且忠诚地献身于我们的职责.