devote解释

1. 献身的

1. （女）热心之士

1. 专心致力于，致力（于），专心于
2. 献（身），贡献，将...奉献（给），供奉
3. 把...专用（于）
4. 听任
5. 专门追求
6. 放在
7. 专门陈列
8. 集中
9. 服务于
10. 诅咒，咒骂
11. 注定，命定

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"
   

1.献（身）；奉献，投入(时间、精力等)
If youdevote yourself, your time, or your energyto something, you spend all or most of your time or energy on it.

e.g. He decided todevote 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。
e.g. 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。

2.将(文章或讲话的某一部分)专用（于）
If youdevote a particular proportion of a piece of writing or a speechto a particular subject, you deal with the subject in that amount of space or time.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

1. He is devoting his ability in his station.
   他在自己的岗位上默默地奉献自己的才华。
2. She devoted her young life.
   她献出了年轻的生命。

1. Can such a man be called a devoted friend?
   这样的人能称作是忠实的朋友吗?

• All Christians are by their Baptism devoted to God.

  出自：W. Law

他专心致志地学习英语。

误 He devotes his attention to study English.

正 He devotes his attention to studying English.

正 He devotes his attention to the study of English.

析 devote to后只能接名词或动名词作宾语,而不能接动词不定式。

他把许多业余时间用在体育运动上。

误 He devoted much of his spare time for sports.

正 He devoted much of his spare time to sports.

析 “把…用在”应用devote...to, to和for不可以换用。

她忠于职守。

误 She devoted to her duty.

正 She devoted herself to her duty.

正 She was devoted to her duty.

析 devote是及物动词,须接宾语,表示“忠于,献身于”等应用devote oneself to或be devoted to的形式。

他把所有的钱都捐献给了那户穷苦人家。

误 He devoted all his money to the poor family.

正 He contributed all his money to the poor family.

析 devote的宾语一般是抽象事物,如生命、时间、精力等。宾语如果是一些具体的东西,如钱、书籍、衣物等,则须用动词contribute。