devote (time, effort, or oneself) to a particular task or purpose
把(时间,精力)用于,献(身)于
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Joan has dedicated her life to animals .琼毕生从事动物研究。
devote (something) to a particular subject or purpose
把…专用于某课题(或目的)
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volume four is dedicated to wasps .第四卷专门论述黄蜂。
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谨以(书或其他艺术品)献给
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the novel is dedicated to the memory of my mother .谨以此小说表达我对母亲的怀念。
formally open or unveil (a building or monument)
为(大楼,纪念碑)揭幕;为…举行落成仪式
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today the President dedicates the new Second World War memorial in Washington .总统今天要为华盛顿的新二战纪念碑揭幕。
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以(教堂或其他建筑)供奉给
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the parish church is dedicated to St Paul .谨以教区教堂奉献给圣保罗。
"late Middle English (in the sense ‘devote to sacred use by solemn rites’): from Latin