devote

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vt. 投入于, 献身

发音

UK /dɪˈvəʊt/
其它
CA /dɪˈvoʊt/
US /dɪˈvoʊt/
AU /dɪˈvəʉt/
AU /dɪˈvɐʉt/
IN /ɖᵻˈvoʈ/

词形变化

devoted devotes 三单 devotes devotest devoteth devoting devoting 现在分词 devoted 过去式 devoted 过去分词 more devote 比较级 most devote 最高级

教材释义与例句

动词

致力于；奉献

to use all or most of your time, effort etc in order to do something or help someone

He decided to devote the rest of his life to scientific investigation.

他决定把余生奉献给科学研究。

释义与例句

v. B2 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    to give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter; to consecrate.

    They devoted their lives to following Jesus Christ.

    I devoted this afternoon to repainting my study, and nothing will get in my way.

  2. 2.

    to consign over; to doom

    to devote one to destruction

    The city was devoted to the flames.

  3. 3.

    to execrate; to curse

adj.
  1. 1.

    devoted; addicted; devout

    废旧

词汇关系

动词

同义词 5

give pay commit dedicate consecrate

上位词 9

think use apply reserve employ utilize utilise cerebrate cogitate

下位词 4

apply vow consecrate rededicate

近义相关 2

give sacrifice

词源

Borrowed from Latin dēvōtus, past participle of Latin dēvoveō (“dedicate by a vow, sacrifice oneself, promise solemnly”). Doublet of devow; see also devout. Displaced native Middle English ēstful, from Old English ēstful.

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