| 词组 | devotion |
| 释义 | devotion AC /dɪˈvəʊʃən $ -ˈvoʊ-/ noun great love or loyalty, which shows that you care about someone or something a lotadjectivesgreat/deep devotion Shah Jahan showed his great devotion to his wife by building a great palace in her honour.total/complete devotion The monks lead a life of total devotion to God.lifelong devotion She received an award for her lifelong devotion to her work.undying devotion (=someone never stops being devoted to someone or something) I remember his undying devotion to his students.selfless devotion (=great devotion that shows you care about other people more than yourself) Churchill was famous for his selfless devotion to his country.fanatical devotion (=very strong devotion, which makes you do crazy things) The band inspire fanatical devotion amongst their followers.blind devotion especially disapproving (=devotion without thinking about whether this is the right thing to do) The leader expected his followers to show blind devotion toward him.religious devotion Praying is an act of religious devotion.verbsshow your devotion He shows his devotion to his religion by praying every day.inspire devotion (=make people feel devotion) There are few leaders today who inspire as much devotion as Nelson Mandela.prepositionsdevotion to sb/sth a mother’s devotion to her childrenphrasesan act of devotion Taking care of her husband was an act of devotion.an object of devotion The cross is an object of devotion in the Christian religion.devotion to duty/your work/a cause He was praised for his devotion to duty. |
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