1580s, from Latin devotus, past participle of devovere (see devotion). Second and third meanings in Johnson's Dictionary (1755) are "to addict, to give up to ill" and "to curse, to execrate; to doom to destruction." Related: Devoted; devoting.
实用例句
1. Faculty members devote most of their time to scholarly research.
全院教师大部分时间都用来从事学术研究。来自柯林斯例句
2. She had started to devote her energies to teaching rather than performing.
她已经开始将精力从表演转移到教学中。来自柯林斯例句
3. She forsook her worldly possessions to devote herself to the church.
她抛弃世上的财物而献身教会.来自《简明英汉词典》
4. After her marriage, she couldn't devote herself totally to her music.
她结婚之后无法全力倾注于音乐.来自《简明英汉词典》
5. He is determined to devote his life to science.
