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dedicate
['ded.ɪ.keɪt] verb transitive
GIVE TIME/ENERGY 献出时间／精力
ADVANCED
■to give your energy, time, etc. completely 奉献，献出（全部精力、时间等）•He has dedicated his life to scientific research.他把自己的一生都奉献给科学研究工作。 •[R] The new President said she would dedicate herself to protecting the rights of the old, the sick and the homeless.新任总统说她将致力于保护老人、病人和无家可归者的权利。
['ded.ɪ.keɪt] verb transitive
BOOK, ETC 书籍等
■If you dedicate a book, play, performance, etc. to someone or something, you publicly say that it is in their honour （把书籍、戏剧、演出等）献给•The book is dedicated to the author's husband.该书为作者的丈夫而作。
['ded.ɪ.keɪt] verb transitive
BUILDING 建筑物 formal
■When a building, especially a religious building, is dedicated, there is a ceremony at which it is formally opened for use and its particular purpose is stated 为（尤指宗教建筑）举行奉献典礼；为…举行落成仪式•The church was dedicated on 1st March 1805 to the local Saint Jude.教堂于1805年3月1日落成以纪念当地的圣裘德。 |