
devote
英 /dɪˈvəʊt/ 美 /dɪˈvoʊt/
- v. 投入;奉献To give time, effort, or resources to someone or something.
I devote an hour each evening to practising the piano.
我每天晚上花一个小时练钢琴。
Governments should devote more resources to preventive healthcare rather than relying entirely on expensive medical treatments.
政府应将更多资源投入预防性医疗,而不是完全依赖昂贵的医学治疗。
搭配
devote time to 投入时间于devote resources to 投入资源于devote oneself to 致力于
辨析提示
devote…to中的to是介词,后接名词或动名词。
词族
devotion (n.)、devoted (adj.)、devotedly (adv.)
近义 dedicate
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