| 词组 | dedicate |
| 释义 | dedicate [dedicated, dedicated, dedicating] dedicate to 1. dedicate sth to sb to say that a book, film, song etc has been written or made in order to express love or respect for a particular person: ▪ I'd like to dedicate this song to my wife. ▪ This book is dedicated to my children. Jamie, Laurie and Jo. 2. dedicate sth to sb usually passive to give a building a particular person's name, or to write people's names on something that has been built, in order to show respect for them: ▪ The church is dedicated to St Nicholas and dates from 1125. ▪ On the village green there is a statue which is dedicated to those who died in the Great War. 3. dedicate yourself/your life to (doing) sth to give a lot of your time and effort to something or someone, because you care about them a lot: ▪ Hoster had dedicated his life to the army. ▪ When Rosie became ill, he dedicated himself to caring for her. 4. be dedicated to sth to be made or used for one particular purpose: ▪ The research centre is dedicated to space biology. |
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