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de·vote AHD[dĭ-vōtʹ] D.J.[dɪˈvəʊt]K.K.[dɪˈvot]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：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：a temple devoted to Apollo.一座奉献给阿波罗的庙宇
- Latin dēvovēre dēvōt- [to vow] 拉丁语 dēvovēre dēvōt- [发誓]
- dē- [de-] dē- [前缀，表“转移”]
- vovēre [to vow] vovēre [发誓]
devoteʹment n.（名词）devote, dedicate, consecrate, pledge- These 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： 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： "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： 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： "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）
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