devote
- v.致力于;奉献，投入(时间、精力等);献(身);将(文章或讲话的某一部分)专用(于)
过去式： devoted 现在分词： devoting 过去分词： devoted 第三人称单数： devotes
de- 完全,加强 + vote 发誓 + -e
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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。
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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。
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- dedicate
- give thought to
- give priority to
- pay attention to
- Synonym: give pay
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- 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
- Synonym: give dedicate consecrate commit
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- set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use
- this land was devoted to mining
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We should devote our energy to the career .
我们应该致力于这项事业。
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The scientific investigation team devote themselves to seeking for traces of primitive man .
科考队一直致力于找寻原始人类的遗踪。
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He devoted a good deal of attention to the problem .
他在这个问题上花了相当多的精力。
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I could only devote two hours a day to the work .
我一天只能在这个工作上花两个小时。
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The final term will be devoted to project work .
最后一学期的时间将全部用于专题研究。
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The original intention was to devote three months to the project .
最初的计划是在这个项目上投入三个月的时间。
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His later years were devoted largely to charitable work .
他晚年主要从事慈善工作。
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He 's been acting the devoted husband all day .
他整天装作模范丈夫的样子。
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The award was a fitting tribute to her years of devoted work .
这个奖项是对她多年全心全意工作的恰如其分的褒奖。
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It can 't be denied that we need to devote more resources to this problem .
无可否认，我们必须投入更多的资源来解决这个问题。
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They are devoted to their children .
他们深爱着自己的孩子。
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She is devoted to her family .
她深深爱着自己的家庭。
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She devoted herself to her career .
她全力倾注于自己的事业。
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The front page is devoted to the continuing saga of the hijack .
头版是对劫持事件的连续报道。
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50 years on , the couple are still devoted to one another .
50年过去了，这对夫妇仍然深爱着彼此。
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I have personally been devoted to this cause for many years
多年来我个人一直一心扑在这项事业上。
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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。
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A disproportionate amount of time was devoted to one topic
纠缠在同一个话题上的时间太长了。
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The shop is devoted to a new range of accessories .
该商店专营新的一系列配件。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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Mother is devoted to Dad although they squabble all the time
母亲很爱父亲，尽管他们总是为琐事拌嘴。
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When you can drag him away from his work , he can also be a devoted father
如果你能把他硬从工作中拉回来，他也会是个尽心尽责的父亲。
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He devoted his energies to the reformation of science .
他致力于科学的革新。
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He has devoted the past five years to avenging his daughter 's death
他过去5年一心报丧女之仇。
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He will be devoting more time to writing , broadcasting and lecturing
他将把更多时间用于写作、广播和作讲座。
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She was just playing the devoted mother
她只是装得像个尽心尽责的母亲似的。
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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。
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You want a husband who is solid and stable , someone who will devote himself to you
你要的是一个可靠而稳重的丈夫——一个全心全意对你的人。
较正式用词，通常指献身于崇高的事业或活动。
He dedicated his life to serving the people.
他毕生致力于为人民服务。
She dedicated herself to art.
她献身艺术。
指把生命、精力、时间等用于某一目标、事业等，常与介词 to 连用。
She devoted her attention to her work.
她专心于工作。
He devoted himself to developing the space industry.
他投身于发展航天工业。
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