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devote /BrE dɪˈvəʊt; NAmE dɪˈvoʊt/ ► SEE ALLdevote sth to sb/sthdevote sth to doing sthdevote yourself to sb/sthdevote yourself to doing sth●deˈvote sth to sb/sth●deˈvote sth to doing sthto give an amount of time, energy or attention to sb/sth 把(时间、精力或注意力)投入,用于◆He devoted his life to the struggle for justice. 他毕生致力于争取公平正义。◆She gave up work to devote more time to her children. 她辞去工作,以便有更多时间和孩子们相处。◆The museum is hosting an exhibition devoted to her work. 博物馆正在举办她的个人作品展。◆Several courses are devoted to improving customer care. 有几门课程是关于提高客户服务水平的。OBJ time, attention, energy, life, chapter[v + n/pron + prep]●deˈvote yourself to sb/sth●deˈvote yourself to doing sthto spend a large part of your time, energy and attention on a particular activity, especially sth good 投身于;致力于;专心于◆After her marriage, she couldn’t devote herself totally to her music. 她婚后无法全身心投入音乐事业。◆They had devoted themselves entirely to building up their business. 当时他们一心一意想把自己的企业做大做强。[v + pron + prep] |