devote的中文翻譯是什麼意思

devote

US/dɪˈvoʊt/
UK/dɪˈvəʊt/

v. 奉獻; 把…用於

devote柯林斯釋義

VERB獻(身);奉獻,投入(時間、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...

    他決定將自己的餘生獻給科學研究事業。

  • Considerable resources have been devoted to proving him a liar...

    為了證明他是個騙子已投入了相當多的人力和財力。

VERB將(文章或講話的某一部分)專用(於)

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...

    在他的長篇報告中,他用了很大的篇幅來分析美國飛機的設計。

  • Page upon page is devoted to the chain of events leading to the Prime Minister's resignation.

    一頁又一頁的篇幅都用來描述導致首相辭職的一連串事件。

devote英文釋義

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同義詞辨析

dedicate, devote

這兩個動詞均有"奉獻"之意。

  • dedicate : 正式用詞,指獻身於某一崇高事業或目的,也可指把著作題獻給他人。
  • devote : 普通用詞,指決心把全部身心、精力、時間等獻給某一目標,某一個人或致力於某一事業。

devote場景例句

After I had graduated I continued to devote myself to research.

我畢業後繼續致力於研究工作.

Perhaps there are many serious pursuits to which I should devote the few remaining hours.

也許還有許多強烈的願望我應花最後的幾個小時去實現.

He intends to devote his life to curing the sick in India.

他想把自己的一生奉獻於醫治印度的病人.

And he promised South Africans that he would devote himself to helping them improve their lives.

他向南非人承諾,他將投身幫助他們改善他們的生活.

We should devote ourselves assiduously and faithfully to the duties of our profession.

我們應當勤奮地而且忠誠地獻身於我們的職責.

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devote詞性變形

devotesdevoteddevoting

devote近義詞

vt. 奉獻;專心於

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其他釋義

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