devote

vt. 投入于, 献身
相关词组:
devote one's life to...
devote oneself to...

动词过去式:devoted 过去分词:devoted 现在分词:devoting 第三人称单数:devotes 名词:devote-ment 

de.vote

v.tr.（及物动词）
de.vot.ed,de.vot.ing,de.votes
To give or apply (one`s time, attention, or self) entirely to a particular activity, pursuit, cause, or person.
奉献：将（某人的时间、精力或自己）完全奉献给某项特别的活动、事业、目标或某个人
To set apart for a specific purpose or use:
作…专用：为一个特定的目的或用途而拨出：
例句：
land devoted to mining.
土地留做采矿用

To set apart by or as if by a vow or solemn act; consecrate:
贡献：通过或似乎通过立誓或隆重的行为贡献；奉献：
例句：
a temple devoted to Apollo.
一座奉献给阿波罗的庙宇


来源：
Latin dôvovôre dôvôt- [to vow]
拉丁语 dôvovôre dôvôt- [发誓]
dô- [de-]
dô- [前缀，表.转移.]
vovôre [to vow]
vovôre [发誓]

【引伸】
devote.ment
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>devote,dedicate,consecrate,pledgeThese verbs are compared as they mean .to give to a particular end and especially to a higher purpose..
这些动词在表示.奉献给某个特别的目的，尤指高尚的目标的意思.时是可比的。
Devote implies faithfulness and loyalty:
Devote 意指忠诚和忠心：
例句：
Nurses devote themselves to the care of the sick.
护士致力于病人的护理事业。

Dedicate connotes a solemn, often formal commitment:
Dedicate 意味着一个誓言，通常为正式的许诺：
例句：
.To such a task we can dedicate our lives and our fortunes, everything that we are and everything that we have. (Woodrow Wilson).
.为了完成这个任务，我们可以贡献我们的生命和财产，我们就是一切，我们拥有一切. （伍德罗·威尔逊）。

Consecrate suggests sacred commitment:
Consecrate 表示神圣的行为：
例句：
His entire life is consecrated to science. To
他毕生的精力都献给了科学事业。

pledge is to back a personal commitment by a solemn promise:
Pledge 通过一个誓言而落实到个人行动上：
例句：
.I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people. (Franklin D. Roosevelt).
.我向你们，向我自己发誓，保证美国人民的新政策. （富兰克林·D·罗斯福）