Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #3407
devote
把…用于；致力于；献身于
核心释义
to give or use time, money, energy, etc. for a particular purpose
- 1.
将时间、精力或自己完全投入到某事物上；奉献。
to give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter; to consecrate.
- 2.
使注定；使遭厄运。
to consign over; to doom
- 3.
诅咒；咒骂。
to execrate; to curse
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
用法In use
She devotes an hour every morning to reading.
用法提示：devote 在此表示“把…专门用于”，后接宾语加 to，作及物动词。
The organization devotes most of its budget to medical research.
用法提示：devote 表示“将…投入/用于”，devotes 为第三人称单数形式。
He devoted himself to helping the poor.
用法提示：devote oneself to 表示“献身于、全身心投入”，devoted 为过去式。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
devote 含 vote（投票），像投票一样全身心投入就是奉献。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'devote' (/dɪˈvoʊt/), sharing the stressed vowel and following sounds (/oʊt/).
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级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。
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