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devote
UK [dɪ'vəʊt] US [-'voʊt] verb
Phrasal Verbs devote sth to sth/sb
ADVANCED
■to give all of something, especially your time, effort or love, or yourself, to something you believe in or to a person 将…贡献给，把…奉献给•He left government to devote more time to his family.为了能有更多时间陪伴家人，他离开了政府部门。 •She has devoted all her energies/life to the care of homeless people.她为照料无家可归者倾注了全部心血／奉献了一生。 •[R] At the age of 25, he decided to devote him self to God.他25岁时决定献身上帝。 [passive]
■to use a space, area, time, etc. for a particular purpose 将…用于•Over half his speech was devoted to the issue of unemployment.他那篇演讲用了一半多的篇幅讨论失业问题。 •The report recommends that more resources be devoted to teaching four year olds.该报告建议投入更多的资源用于四岁儿童的教育。 |