一、詳細釋義:


v.

獻(身);奉獻,投入(時間、精力等) [T]


例句:

It is wrong to devote yourself only to amusement.

一味沉溺于娛樂是不對的。


例句:

You should devote yourself to mathematics in the future.

將來你應該獻身于數(shù)學。


將(文章或講話的某一部分)專用(于)


例句:

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(shè)計。


二、詞義辨析:


dedicate,devote

這兩個動詞均有“奉獻”之意。 dedicate正式用詞,指獻身于某一崇高事業(yè)或目的,也可指把著作題獻給他人。 devote普通用詞,指決心把全部身心、精力、時間等獻給某一目標,某一個人或致力于某一事業(yè)。


三、參考例句:


Please devote more time to your work.

請把更多的時間用于工作。


I devote myself heart and soul to the arduous task.

我全心全意地致力于這項艱巨的任務(wù)。


After he graduated he continued?to?devote?himself?to?research.

畢業(yè)之后他繼續(xù)致力于研究工作。


He is determined to devote his life to science.

他決心把畢生精力貢獻給科學事業(yè).


Faculty members devote most of their time to scholarly research.

全院教師大部分時間都用來從事學術(shù)研究。


You should devote yourself to mathematics in the future.

將來你應該獻身于數(shù)學。


He wanted to devote himself to abstract research.

他希望獻身于抽象的理論研究。


For a follow-up question, devote more attention to the asker.

對于后續(xù)問題,把注意力更多地集中到提問者身上。


They must devote a lot of time to that project.

他們必須在那項計劃上花大量的時間。


Nurses devote themselves to the care of the sick.

護士致力于護理病人的事業(yè)。