dedicate语法

1. 奉献的，供献的

1. 为…举行落成典礼
2. 把…用于，专门用于某事，致力于，献身于
3. 献给，供奉，献上，献，奉献，贡献
4. 献身，委身
5. 建造，建立
6. 以...奉献，以...供奉
7. 题献（著作）
8. 把…奉献给崇高的目的

1. vt. 奉献; 贡献 devote one's time, energy, etc.; consecrate
2. vt. 举行庄严的仪式以奉献(给神) devote with solemn ceremonies (to God, to a sacred use)

1.献(身);投(身);致力
If you say that someonehas dedicated themselvesto something, you approve of the fact that they have decided to give a lot of time and effort to it because they think that it is important.

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e.g. Back on the island, he dedicated himself to politics...
回到岛上后，他便投身于政治。
e.g. Bessie has dedicated her life to caring for others.
贝茜一生都致力于照顾他人。

2.把(书、戏剧、音乐作品等)献（给）
If someonededicates something such as a book, play, or piece of musicto you, they mention your name, for example in the front of a book or when a piece of music is performed, as a way of showing affection or respect for you.

e.g. She dedicated her first album to Woody Allen...
她把自己的第一张专辑献给了伍迪·艾伦。
e.g. This book is dedicated to the memory of my mother.
谨以此书献给我已故的母亲。

3.为(建筑物或教堂)举行奉献（或落成）典礼
If a building or churchis dedicated to someone, a formal ceremony is held to show that the building will always be associated with them.

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e.g. The other day, in a little church near Brighton, a window was dedicated to the memory of the Revd. Michael Scott...
几天前，在布赖顿附近的一个小教堂，人们以一扇窗户来纪念迈克尔·斯科特牧师。
e.g. The church is dedicated to St Mary of Bec.
该教堂供奉的是贝克的圣玛丽。

dedicate to (v.+prep.)

写(某作品)以献给某人 write (sth) in honour of (sb)
dedicate sth to sb

The priests dedicated the church to God.

牧师宣布教堂是供奉上帝的。

The old man dedicated the temple to God.

这个老人宣布说,庙宇是供奉神的。

They dedicate the monument to people who was dead in the war.

他们说这座纪念碑是纪念那些在战争中死去的人的。

dedicate sb/sth to sb/sth/v-ing

We are ready to dedicate our youth to the construction of motherland.

我们愿意把青春献给祖国的建设。

He dedicated his life to the cause of education.

他献身于教育事业。

The doctor dedicated his life to the sick people in the hot country.

这名医生把他的一生献给了这个炎热国家的救死扶伤事业。

He dedicated his Sundays to football.

他把星期天都用来踢足球。

His whole life is dedicated to scientific research.

他毕生致力于科学研究。

Mornings were dedicated to reading and afternoons to writing.

上午用来一心读书,下午专门写作。

dedicate sth to sb

The writer dedicated her first book to her husband.

这位作家的第一部作品是献给她丈夫的。

He dedicated his novel to his teacher.

他把他写的小说献给了他的老师。

Beethoven at first dedicated his Heroes Symphony to Napoleon.

最初贝多芬把他的《英雄》交响曲献给了拿破仑。

The success was dedicated to the people who ever helped him.

他把成功奉献给所有帮助过他的人。

• dedicate life奉献生命
• dedicate a memorial献纪念品
• dedicate youth奉献青春

• dedicate richly隆重地奉献
• dedicate solemnly庄严地奉献
• dedicate whole-heartedly全心全意地奉献
• dedicate wholly彻底地奉献

• dedicate to献身于…

1. dedicate的基本意思是庄严、完全地奉献,常指正式地让出某物作为严肃的、神圣的用途。用于比喻则表示把时间、精力甚至生命献给某一神圣的事业。
2. dedicate是及物动词,接人或抽象名词作宾语。可用于被动结构。
3. dedicate常接介词to表示“献身于…”。