1. 獻(身);奉獻,投入(時間、精力等) If you devote yourself, your time, or your energy to something, you spend all or most of your time or energy on it.
e.g. He decided to devote the rest of his life to scientific investigation... 他決定將自己的余生獻給科學研究事業(yè)。 e.g. Considerable resources have been devoted to proving him a liar... 為了證明他是個騙子已投入了相當多的人力和財力。
2. 將(文章或講話的某一部分)專用(于) If you devote a particular proportion of a piece of writing or a speech to 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... 在他的長篇報告中,他用了很大的篇幅來分析美國飛機的設計。 e.g. Page upon page is devoted to the chain of events leading to the Prime Minister's resignation. 一頁又一頁的篇幅都用來描述導致首相辭職的一連串事件。
devote英英釋義
devote是什么意思
verb
1. dedicate
e.g. give thought to give priority to pay attention to
Synonym: givepay
2. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
e.g. She committed herself to the work of God give one's talents to a good cause consecrate your life to the church
Synonym: givededicateconsecratecommit
3. set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use