一、详细释义:
v.
献(身);奉献,投入(时间、精力等) [T]
例句:
It is wrong to devote yourself only to amusement.
一味沉溺于娱乐是不对的。
例句:
You should devote yourself to mathematics in the future.
将来你应该献身于数学。
将(文章或讲话的某一部分)专用(于)
例句:
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。
二、词义辨析:
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。
三、参考例句:
Please devote more time to your work.
请把更多的时间用于工作。
I devote myself heart and soul to the arduous task.
我全心全意地致力于这项艰巨的任务。
After he graduated he continued to devote himself to research.
毕业之后他继续致力于研究工作。
He is determined to devote his life to science.
他决心把毕生精力贡献给科学事业.
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。
You should devote yourself to mathematics in the future.
将来你应该献身于数学。
He wanted to devote himself to abstract research.
他希望献身于抽象的理论研究。
For a follow-up question, devote more attention to the asker.
对于后续问题,把注意力更多地集中到提问者身上。
They must devote a lot of time to that project.
他们必须在那项计划上花大量的时间。
Nurses devote themselves to the care of the sick.
护士致力于护理病人的事业。