devote
【献身、奉献】
"Devote" 是一个动词,意思是献身、致力于、专心于,通常指将时间、精力或资源集中在某一事物或任务上,通常带有强烈的承诺和热情。
1. 献身、奉献
表示全心全意地投入或将时间、精力或资源献给某事。
- She devoted her life to helping others.
(她将一生献给了帮助他人。) - He devoted himself to his studies.
(他专心于学习。) - They devoted their entire weekend to cleaning the house.
(他们把整个周末都献给了打扫房子。)
近义词:dedicate, commit, pledge, focus
2. 致力于(某个事业或目标)
表示将自己全力投入某项事业、活动或目标。
- The organization devotes resources to education and healthcare.
(这个组织致力于教育和医疗事业。) - She devotes time every week to volunteering at the shelter.
(她每周都抽时间去收容所做志愿者工作。) - They have devoted years to developing the new technology.
(他们已经投入多年时间来开发新技术。)
3. 专心于、倾注心力
表示集中精神去做某件事,通常意味着深度参与。
- He devoted all his attention to the task at hand.
(他将所有的注意力都集中在眼前的任务上。) - The team devoted hours to practice before the competition.
(团队在比赛前投入了数小时的训练。)
常见短语
- devote oneself to → 致力于,专心于
He devoted himself to improving the community.
(他致力于改善社区。) - devote time to → 将时间投入到
She devoted time to learning a new language.
(她将时间投入到学习一门新语言。)