devote 词态变化
第三人称单数: devotes;过去式: devoted;过去分词: devoted;现在分词: devoting;
devote 中文词源
devote 虔诚de-, 强调，整个的。-vot, 说，发愿，词源同vow, vote,voice. 引申义发下宏愿的，虔诚的。
devote 英文词源
- devote (v.)
- 1580s, from Latin devotus, past participle of devovere (see devotion). Second and third meanings in Johnson's Dictionary (1755) are "to addict, to give up to ill" and "to curse, to execrate; to doom to destruction." Related: Devoted; devoting.
devote 英文释义
- 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 同义词解析
dedicate, devote
这两个动词均有"奉献"之意。
dedicate： 正式用词，指献身于某一崇高事业或目的，也可指把著作题献给他人。
devote： 普通用词，指决心把全部身心、精力、时间等献给某一目标，某一个人或致力于某一事业。
devote 双语例句
- 1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. She forsook her worldly possessions to devote herself to the church.
- 她抛弃世上的财物而献身教会.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. After her marriage, she couldn't devote herself totally to her music.
- 她结婚之后无法全力倾注于音乐.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. He is determined to devote his life to science.
- 他决心把毕生精力贡献给科学事业.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
devote 实用场景例句
- She devoted herself to her career.
- 她全力倾注于自己的事业。
牛津词典
- 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。
牛津词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- After I had graduated I continued to devote myself to research.
- 我毕业后继续致力于研究工作.
期刊摘选
- 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.
期刊摘选
- 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.
期刊摘选
- 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.
期刊摘选
- 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.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- National governments should devote more of their social programs and services to children than to adults.
- 任何一个国家的政府都应该为孩子而不是为成人建设更多的社会项目和服务.
期刊摘选
- Do you intend to devote your whole life to your job?
- (你是不是打算把一辈子都给了工作? )
期刊摘选
- I want to devote my all to what I am doing now.
- 我想集中精力做手头这件事.
期刊摘选
- Therefore, they devote themselves to pursuing learning.
- 因此他们致力于学问的追求.
期刊摘选
- You must devote yourheart to love, as's an unshakable duty you fulfill voluntarily.
- 爱的投入必须全心全意, 如同自愿履行一项不可推卸的职责.
期刊摘选
- We devote ourselves to creating for the students.
- 我们致力为学员创造出.
期刊摘选
- He wanted to devote himself to abstract research.
- 他希望献身于抽象的理论研究.
期刊摘选
- He is determined to devote his life to science.
- 他决心把毕生精力贡献给科学事业.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- He wanted to be a physicist and devote himself to research.
- 他立志要成为一名物理学家,并献身于科学研究.
英汉非文学 - 科学史
- He was accustomed not to devote many hours to repose.
- 他早已习惯不在休息上多花时间.
期刊摘选
- She forsook her worldly possessions to devote herself to the church.
- 她抛弃世上的财物而献身教会.
《简明英汉词典》
- I devote myself to helping the poor.
- 我致力于帮助穷人.
《简明英汉词典》
- After her marriage, she couldn't devote herself totally to her music.
- 她结婚之后无法全力倾注于音乐.
《简明英汉词典》
- It is essential for everyone to devote serious effort to study.
- 要下苦功夫学.
期刊摘选
- We should devote everything we have.
- 我们应该奉献我们的一切.
《简明英汉词典》
- 'Monseigneur , I am flattered to devote myself to your orders.'
- “ 大人, 能为您效劳我深感荣幸. ”
英汉文学 - 双城记
- I will devote all my life to the cause of education.
- 我愿把毕生献给教育事业.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 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。
柯林斯例句
- 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。
柯林斯例句
