v.奉献; 把…用于
adj.(形容词)献身的

adj.(形容词)

献身的
n.(名词)

（女）热心之士
v.(动词)

专心致力于，致力（于），专心于
献（身），贡献，将...奉献（给），供奉
把...专用（于）
听任
专门追求
放在
专门陈列
集中
服务于
诅咒，咒骂
注定，命定

devote虔诚
de-, 强调，整个的。-vot, 说，发愿，词源同vow, vote,voice. 引申义发下宏愿的，虔诚的。

devote to → 致力于；奉献；献身于；投身于
devote oneself to → 献身于；致力于；投身于；专心于
Saint Devote → 圣；德沃特
devote-dedicate → 投身；致力
devote one's attention to → 专心于；注意；重视；对
devote one's -gies to → 致力于
devote oneself to doing sth → 献身于做某事；全身心投入做某事
devote exclusively to → 专门从事
Is to devote himself → 是一生的奉献

1. Faculty members devote most of their time to scholarly research.
[汉]全院教师大部分时间都用来从事学术研究。
——来自柯林斯例句
2. She had started to devote her energies to teaching rather than performing.
[汉]她已经开始将精力从表演转移到教学中。
——来自柯林斯例句
3. She forsook her worldly possessions to devote herself to the church.
[汉]她抛弃世上的财物而献身教会.
——来自《简明英汉词典》
4. After her marriage, she couldn't devote herself totally to her music.
[汉]她结婚之后无法全力倾注于音乐.
——来自《简明英汉词典》
5. He is determined to devote his life to science.
[汉]他决心把毕生精力贡献给科学事业.
——来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

【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. dedicate;
"give thought to"
"give priority to"
"pay attention to"
3. set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use;
"this land was devoted to mining"