devote
v. 奉獻; 把…用於
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。
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。
1. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause;
2. dedicate;
3. set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use;
dedicate, devote
這兩個動詞均有"奉獻"之意。
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.