dedicate

英 ['dedɪkeɪt] 美 ['dedɪkeɪt]

• vt. 致力于；献出；提献辞

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. 奉献; 贡献

   devote one's time, energy, etc.; consecrate

2. vt. 举行庄严的仪式以奉献(给神)

   devote with solemn ceremonies (to God, to a sacred use)

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 奉献的，供献的

v. 动词

1. 为…举行落成典礼
2. 把…用于，专门用于某事，致力于，献身于
3. 献给，供奉，献上，献，奉献，贡献
4. 献身，委身
5. 建造，建立
6. 以...奉献，以...供奉
7. 题献（著作）
8. 把…奉献给崇高的目的

英英释义

Verb:

1. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause;

   "She committed herself to the work of God"
   "give one's talents to a good cause"
   "consecrate your life to the church"
   

2. open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building;

   "The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes"
   

3. inscribe or address by way of compliment;

   "She dedicated her book to her parents"
   

4. set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. She dedicated her life to science.
   她毕生致力于科学。
2. I will dedicate myself to science in the future.
   我将来一定要投身于科学事业。
3. I dedicate this song to my wife.
   我要把这首歌献给我太太。
4. I'd like to dedicate the book to my parents.
   我想把这本书献给我的父母。
5. The mayor will go to dedicate the museum.
   市长将出席博物馆的落成典礼。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. He dedicated his life.
   他奉献出自己的一生。
2. He said he would dedicate his life if his country needs.
   他说,如果他的祖国需要的话,他会奉献出自己的生命。
3. The school dedicated the new building on Sunday.
   星期天,学校举行新楼落成仪式。
4. We would like dedicating everything of us.
   我们愿意奉献我们的一切。
5. He dedicated everything that he could.
   他奉献了他所能奉献的一切。
6. He felt that medicine was the most important cause to which he could dedicate himself.
   他觉得医学是他能够为之献身的最重大的事业。
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7. His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.
   他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

经典引文

• Can we say Mass to dedicate our bombs?

  出自： A. Ridler

• The great Romanesque churches were dedicated to the saints whose relics they contained.

  出自： K. Clark

常用短语

用作动词 (v.)

dedicate to (v.+prep.)

写(某作品)以献给某人 write (sth) in honour of (sb)
dedicate sth to sb
The priests dedicated the church to God.

牧师宣布教堂是供奉上帝的。
The old man dedicated the temple to God.

这个老人宣布说,庙宇是供奉神的。
They dedicate the monument to people who was dead in the war.

他们说这座纪念碑是纪念那些在战争中死去的人的。 dedicate sb/sth to sb/sth/v-ing
We are ready to dedicate our youth to the construction of motherland.

我们愿意把青春献给祖国的建设。
He dedicated his life to the cause of education.

他献身于教育事业。
The doctor dedicated his life to the sick people in the hot country.

这名医生把他的一生献给了这个炎热国家的救死扶伤事业。
He dedicated his Sundays to football.

他把星期天都用来踢足球。
His whole life is dedicated to scientific research.

他毕生致力于科学研究。
Mornings were dedicated to reading and afternoons to writing.

上午用来一心读书,下午专门写作。 dedicate sth to sb
The writer dedicated her first book to her husband.

这位作家的第一部作品是献给她丈夫的。
He dedicated his novel to his teacher.

他把他写的小说献给了他的老师。
Beethoven at first dedicated his Heroes Symphony to Napoleon.

最初贝多芬把他的《英雄》交响曲献给了拿破仑。
The success was dedicated to the people who ever helped him.

他把成功奉献给所有帮助过他的人。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• dedicate life 奉献生命
• dedicate a memorial 献纪念品
• dedicate youth 奉献青春

～+副词

• dedicate richly 隆重地奉献
• dedicate solemnly 庄严地奉献
• dedicate whole-heartedly 全心全意地奉献
• dedicate wholly 彻底地奉献

～+介词

• dedicate to 献身于…

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. dedicate的基本意思是庄严、完全地奉献,常指正式地让出某物作为严肃的、神圣的用途。用于比喻则表示把时间、精力甚至生命献给某一神圣的事业。
2. dedicate是及物动词,接人或抽象名词作宾语。可用于被动结构。
3. dedicate常接介词to表示“献身于…”。

词义辨析

v. (动词)

dedicate, devote

• 这两个词的共同意思是“贡献,奉献”。其区别在于:devote强调从个人的热情或愿望出发去干某事, dedicate包含有devote的意思,但重点是指从事一种庄严的、正式的、神圣的事业或工作。例如:
• He devoted the whole night to light music.他整个晚上都在听轻音乐。
• He dedicated his life to training students.他毕生都在培养学生。

dedicate，devote

• 这两个动词均有“奉献”之意。
• dedicate正式用词，指献身于某一崇高事业或目的，也可指把著作题献给他人。
• devote普通用词，指决心把全部身心、精力、时间等献给某一目标，某一个人或致力于某一事业。

近反义词

【近义词】

• devote 致力于
• consecrate 供神用
• give 给
• offer 提供
• inscribe 题写
• address 住址
• commit 犯罪
• bestow 授予
• donate 捐赠
• pledge 发誓
• reserve 保留
• set aside 留出
• earmark 在耳朵做记号...
• give over to 留作
• hallow 使 ... 神圣
• bless 保佑
• name 名称
• preface 序文
• christen 为 ... 施洗礼...
• assign 分配
• set apart 分开
• make 做
• apart 相距
• holy 神圣的
• set 放置