| 单词 | devote |
| 释义 | devote (once / 64 pages) v 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. Nuns and priests are said to devote their lives to God. A knight in shining armor devotes himself to his lady. If you devote as much energy to your school work as you do to your hair, your grades should improve. If our country devoted to education even half of the resources we pour into defense, we could eliminate poverty. WORD FAMILYdevote: devoted, devotee, devotes, devoting, devotion+/devoted: devotedest, devotedly, devotedness/devotee: devotees/devotion: devotional, devotions/devotional: devotionally, devotionals USAGE EXAMPLESShe devoted herself to her job at the Brinkmann cigarette factory. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) Mr. Christopher devoted much of his life offscreen to caring for his autistic son, Ned, and to championing for the developmentally disabled and their families. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) It's also why he's devoted his life to keeping the memory of his donor, Jason Gosnell, alive. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1v dedicate Syn|Hyper give, pay give, sacrifice endure the loss of cerebrate, cogitate, think use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments 2v set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use this land was devoted to mining Hyper reserve hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency 3v give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause Syn|Hypo|Hyper commit, consecrate, dedicate, give give offer in good faith give, sacrificeendure the loss of consecrate, vow dedicate to a deity by a vow rededicatededicate anew applyapply oneself to apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose |
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