Skip to main content
EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

devote

/dih-voht/US // dɪˈvoʊt //UK // (dɪˈvəʊt) //

投入,奉献,投入资金,投入的

Related Words

give给,给予,赋予,给与dedicate奉献,献出,献给,献上give away送人,赠送,送出,送人情allot拨款,拨款额,拨款额度apply应用,适用,申请,适用于donate捐赠,捐献,捐助,捐出assign指派,指定,指定的,分配present目前,现在,当前consign寄售,托运,托付,托运货物pledge认捐,承诺,誓约,誓言sanctify圣化,圣化一切,成圣,圣化了apportion分摊,摊派,分摊费用,分攤confide倾诉,吐露心声,倾吐,坦诚vow发誓,誓言,发愿,起誓appropriate适当的,适当,恰当的,适宜的bless祝福,保佑,庇佑,赐福bestow赐予,赠予,赠与,赋予consecrate献祭,奉献,供奉,献身entrust托付,委托,寄托,委托书enshrine供奉,体现在,纪念,庄严宣誓

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    de·vot·ed, de·vot·ing.

    • : to give up or appropriate to or concentrate on a particular pursuit, occupation, purpose, cause, etc.: to devote one's time to reading.
    • : to appropriate by or as if by a vow; set apart or dedicate by a solemn or formal act; consecrate: She devoted her life to God.
    • : to commit to evil or destruction; doom.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbcommit one's energies, thoughts
Forms: devoted
Synonyms
allot拨款,拨款额,拨款额度apply应用,适用,申请,适用于assign指派,指定,指定的,分配dedicate奉献,献出,献给,献上donate捐赠,捐献,捐助,捐出give给,给予,赋予,给与give away送人,赠送,送出,送人情present目前,现在,当前apportion分摊,摊派,分摊费用,分攤appropriate适当的,适当,恰当的,适宜的bestow赐予,赠予,赠与,赋予bless祝福,保佑,庇佑,赐福confide倾诉,吐露心声,倾吐,坦诚consecrate献祭,奉献,供奉,献身consign寄售,托运,托付,托运货物enshrine供奉,体现在,纪念,庄严宣誓entrust托付,委托,寄托,委托书hallow殿堂级,殿堂,殿堂级的,殿后pledge认捐,承诺,誓约,誓言reserve储备,预留,保留,储备金sanctify圣化,圣化一切,成圣,圣化了vow发誓,誓言,发愿,起誓concern oneself关心自己,忧心忡忡,关心自己的,关心自己的事hand out派发,发放,递出,递送occupy oneself充实自己,充实自我,充实自身,充实自己的生活set apart选派,选派人员,选派的,选拔出来的

Examples

  • Founded and opened to the public in 1960, Storm King was intended as a museum devoted to Hudson River School painting.

  • So serious was Magpayo about coaching that he sold his company so he could devote all of his attention to pursuing a full-time position.

  • Ehrlich devotes lots of space to fascinating acquaintances like Jens Danielsen, a hunter in northern Greenland whom she first introduced to readers in her book This Cold Heaven.

  • There are entire corners of TikTok devoted to fast food hacks, elaborate “secret” orders, trying and reviewing new menu items, or influencers simply sharing their regular orders.

  • Barrera suggested that the Petco Park vaccination super station should have lanes devoted solely to educators.

  • Yet both parties also devote millions each midterm to rally their bases and get out the vote.

  • “They would not be able to devote themselves so completely to service if they had a husband or kids,” asserts Piazza.

  • You could devote the remainder of your life to the study of Arabic and you'd never truly be able to communicate with these people.

  • You asked us at that graduation so many years ago to devote our personal lives not just to doing well but to doing good.

  • When we started the theater, we decided to devote each play to a topic that is intentionally not discussed.

  • Many had predicted that Robert would devote himself to Mrs. Pontellier when he arrived.

  • Probably they do not devote quite as much time to it as our caballeros, who are quite adepts in the science.

  • Berlin was equally cut off from competition, for Berlin had to devote herself to the task of financing war for Germany.

  • It was a time of day when Ki Pak was generally free from any official duty, and he was glad to devote a little time to his son.

  • Messrs. Gaze and Sons had ordered their guide (or dragoman as he was called) to meet us and devote himself to our service.

Level 2Browse all words →