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dedicate sth to sb/sth
本句型表示将某物献给某人或某物，常用于作品题献或奉献活动。
She dedicated her first novel to her parents.
她把她的第一部小说献给了父母。
致力于；献身于
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致力于；献身于
To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action.
She dedicated her first novel to her parents.
她把她的第一部小说献给了父母。
为神或宗教目的而分别出来；奉献。
To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.
为特殊用途而拨出。
To set apart for a special use.
使(自己)致力于特定的思想或行动方针。
To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action.
将(如文学作品)题献或献给他人以示尊敬或爱意。
To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.
dedicate
Base
原形
dedicates
3rd person
第三人称单数
dedicating
-ing
现在分词
dedicated
Past
过去式
dedicated
Past participle
过去分词
I dedicate this song to my wife.
我把这首歌献给我的妻子。
He dedicated his life to helping the poor.
他把自己的一生献给了帮助穷人。
They have dedicated a new library in the town.
他们已在镇上为一座新图书馆举行落成典礼。
She decided to dedicate her life to teaching underprivileged children.
她决定将自己的一生奉献给教育贫困儿童的事业。
The author dedicated his latest novel to his wife.
这位作者将他最新的小说题献给了他的妻子。
The city officially dedicated the new park last Saturday.
上周六，该市正式为这座新公园举行了落成典礼。
本句型表示将某物献给某人或某物，常用于作品题献或奉献活动。
She dedicated her first novel to her parents.
她把她的第一部小说献给了父母。
此句型中to是介词，后接动名词，表示把某物用于某个目的。
He dedicated his life to helping the homeless.
他一生致力于帮助无家可归的人。
反身代词oneself强调全身心投入，后常接抽象名词或动名词。
The scientist dedicated herself to finding a cure.
这位科学家献身于寻找治疗方法。
Not this
He dedicated to his work.
Use this
He dedicated himself to his work.
dedicate 是及物动词，后面必须接宾语（如 himself, his life 等），不能直接跟介词 to。中文“致力于”可能省略宾语，但英语需要明确宾语。
Not this
He dedicated his life to help the poor.
Use this
He dedicated his life to helping the poor.
dedicate ... to 中的 to 是介词，其后应接名词或动名词，而非动词原形。中文“帮助”是动词，但英语中需改为 helping 形式。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
致力于
She dedicated herself to the cause of education.
她致力于教育事业。
把时间用于
He dedicated his free time to volunteer work.
他把空闲时间用于志愿工作。
把书题献给
The author dedicated his latest novel to his wife.
作者把他的最新小说题献给了他的妻子。
为建筑物举行落成典礼
The mayor dedicated the new library last week.
市长上周为新建图书馆举行了落成典礼。
为教堂举行奉献仪式
The bishop dedicated the church in a solemn ceremony.
主教在庄严的仪式中为教堂举行了奉献礼。
献身于，致力于
The center is dedicated to cancer research.
该中心致力于癌症研究。
致力于
She decided to dedicate herself to scientific research.
她决定致力于科学研究。
把某物献给某人
He dedicated his first novel to his mother.
他把他的第一部小说献给了他的母亲。
把一生奉献给
Many doctors dedicate their lives to helping others.
许多医生把一生奉献给帮助他人。
给我所爱的人，我献上这首歌。
He dedicated the song to his girlfriend.
他把这首歌献给他的女朋友。
献出你的心脏！
The soldiers dedicated their hearts to the cause.
士兵们为事业献出了自己的心脏。
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发音类似“递给给他”，想象将礼物递给他人，表示奉献或启用。
正式/书面
及物动词，常用于结构 dedicate something to someone/something。
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