devote 英 [dɪˈvəʊt]   美 [dɪˈvoʊt]

devote

devote  英 [dɪˈvəʊt] 美 [dɪˈvoʊt]

vt. 致力于;奉献 

进行时:devoting  过去式:devoted  过去分词:devoted  第三人称单数:devotes 

She devoted herself to her career. 她全力倾注于自己的事业。
I could only devote two hours a day to the work. 我一天只能在这个工作上花两个小时。

  • Devote means to give to. If you devote yourself to jump-roping, you might be found in your driveway every free moment of the day practicing.
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  • vt. 致力于;奉献
  • 1. She devoted herself to her career.

    她全力倾注于自己的事业。

  • 2. I could only devote two hours a day to the work.

    我一天只能在这个工作上花两个小时。

  • devote (v.) 1580s, from Latin devotus, past participle of devovere (see devotion). Second and third meanings in Johnson's Dictionary (1755) are "to addict, to give up to ill" and "to curse, to execrate; to doom to destruction." Related: Devoted; devoting.
de·vote AWL / dɪˈvəʊt ; NAmE dɪˈvoʊt / verb PHRASAL VERBS deˈvote yourself to sb/sth to give most of your time, energy, attention, etc. to sb/sth 献身;致力;专心 She devoted herself to her career. 她全力倾注于自己的事业。 deˈvote sth to sth to give an amount of time, attention, etc. to sth 把…用于 I could only devote two hours a day to the work. 我一天只能在这个工作上花两个小时。 devote devotes devoted devoting de·vote / dɪˈvəʊt ; NAmE dɪˈvoʊt /
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