单词
devote
读音
dɪˈvoʊt
美式
英式
词根
"Devote" 的词根是 "-vote",这个词根在拉丁语中表示 "to vow" 或 "to pledge",代表 "承诺" 的意思。这符合 "devote" 的含义,因为当你 "devote" 自己的时间、精力或资源时,你实际上是在 "承诺"。 从这个词根衍生出来的其他单词包括:devotion, devotee, devoted等。
释义
v. 致力于,奉献于;把……用于,作……专用;降祸于,诅咒 [ 第三人称单数 devotes 现在分词 devoting 过去式 devoted 过去分词 devoted ]
例句
The original intention was to devote three months to the project.
最初的计划是在这个项目上投入三个月的时间。
It can't be denied that we need to devote more resources to this problem.
无可否认,我们必须投入更多的资源来解决这个问题。
We devote several days to the exploration of the magnificent Maya sites of Copan.
我们投入了几天时间在科潘宏伟的玛雅遗址考察。
The original intention was to devote three months to the project.
最初的计划是在这个项目上投入三个月的时间。
It can't be denied that we need to devote more resources to this problem.
无可否认,我们必须投入更多的资源来解决这个问题。
We devote several days to the exploration of the magnificent Maya sites of Copan.
我们投入了几天时间在科潘宏伟的玛雅遗址考察。
强化记忆
记住单词 "devote" 的一个方法是把它和 "vote" 联系起来。"Devote" 和 "vote" 都有 "做出选择,做出承诺" 的看法。当你投票时,你作出选择,当你奉献时,你作出承诺。"Devote" 是一个拉丁词,源自 "devovere",意思是 "promise solemnly"。这个词在14世纪传入英语,现在我们用它来表示投入时间和精力去做某事。
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"There is so much hate."Devote yourself to love.Love yourself so much that you can love others
Mark a day on your calendar right nowto devote to reorganizing your finances.Really commit to this day
and you need to figure out what that thing isand devote your life to it.But what if you're someone who isn't wired this way?
It made me absolutely determinedto devote my life to finding solutions.When I came to the United States, I got a shock,
there are going to be four homicides in the United States.We're going to devote enormous social resourcesto punishing the people who commit those crimes,
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