Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #3407
devote
把…用于；致力于；献身于
to give or use time, money, energy, etc. for a particular purpose
- 1.
to give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter; to consecrate.
将时间、精力或自己完全投入到某事物上；奉献。
- 2.
to consign over; to doom
使注定；使遭厄运。
- 3.
to execrate; to curse
诅咒；咒骂。
将时间、精力或自己完全投入到某事物上；奉献。；使注定；使遭厄运。；诅咒；咒骂。；投入于；献身
In use
She devotes an hour every morning to reading.
The organization devotes most of its budget to medical research.
He devoted himself to helping the poor.
devote + time/money/effort + to + noun/gerund
She devoted all her time to the project.
她把所有时间都投入到了这个项目上。
devote + oneself + to + noun/gerund
强调全身心投入。
He devoted himself to helping the poor.
他献身于帮助穷人。
be devoted to + noun/gerund
be devoted to 也可表示‘忠于、深爱’。
They are devoted to each other.
Connections
Collocations
- devote time
- 投入时间
- She devotes a lot of time to volunteering.她投入大量时间做志愿者。
- devote energy
- 投入精力
- He devoted all his energy to the project.他把所有精力都投入到这个项目上。
- devote attention
- 给予关注
- The teacher devoted individual attention to each student.老师对每个学生都给予了单独关注。
- devote oneself to
- 致力于；献身于
- After retirement, she devoted herself to charity work.退休后，她致力于慈善工作。
- devote resources
- 投入资源
- The government should devote more resources to education.政府应该投入更多资源到教育上。
- devote one's life
Learner notes
Memory Tip
devote 含 vote（投票），像投票一样全身心投入就是奉献。
Context & Register
语域偏正式，多用于书面或正式场合。常见语境包括工作、学业、志愿活动等，表达投入时间或精力于某事。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'devote' (/dɪˈvoʊt/), sharing the stressed vowel and following sounds (/oʊt/).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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