dedicate
【奉献;把(时间、精力等)用于,把(作品等)献给】
“dedicate” 是一个动词,主要有以下几种意思:
- 奉献;把(时间、精力等)用于
- 例句:She dedicated her life to helping the poor.(她一生都致力于帮助穷人。)
- 解释:表示将自己的整个生命或者大量的时间、精力等完全投入到某项有意义的事业、活动或者帮助他人的行为中,有一种无私奉献的精神。
- 把(作品等)献给
- 例句:The author dedicated his new book to his wife.(作者把他的新书献给了他的妻子。)
- 解释:在文学、艺术等领域,创作者常把自己的作品作为一种情感表达,专门送给某个人,以表示尊敬、爱意或者纪念等。
- 为(建筑物、教堂等)举行落成仪式;为(建筑物等)举行开幕仪式
- 例句:The mayor dedicated the new library last week.(市长上周为新图书馆举行了落成仪式。)
- 解释:用于正式场合,通常是有重要地位的人(如市长等)来宣布建筑物等正式启用或者开始使用。
- 职业追求场景:The young doctor decided to dedicate her career to researching rare diseases, hoping to find cures that would benefit countless patients.(这位年轻的医生决定将自己的职业生涯致力于研究罕见病,希望能找到造福无数患者的治疗方法。)
- 艺术创作场景:The famous pianist dedicated his latest concert to his late teacher, who had played a crucial role in his musical journey.(这位著名的钢琴家将他最近的一场音乐会献给了他已故的老师,老师在他的音乐道路上发挥了至关重要的作用。)
- 公益慈善场景:Many volunteers dedicate their weekends to working at the local orphanage, bringing joy and warmth to the children there.(许多志愿者把周末的时间奉献给当地的孤儿院,为那里的孩子们带去欢乐和温暖。)
- 学术研究场景:Professor Li dedicated decades of his life to studying ancient Chinese literature, making significant contributions to the field.(李教授将自己数十年的生命投入到中国古代文学研究中,为该领域做出了重大贡献。)
- 个人成长场景:If you want to achieve your goals, you need to dedicate more time and energy to self - improvement and continuous learning.(如果你想实现自己的目标,就需要投入更多的时间和精力用于自我提升和持续学习。)