dedicate
/ˈdedɪkeɪt/
v.
一句话记住
把……奉献给;致力于;题献
释义与例句
v.
把……奉献给;致力于;题献
to give your time and effort completely to something, or to name a book or song in honour of someone
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She has dedicated her life to helping children in need.
她毕生致力于帮助有需要的孩子。
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The doctor dedicated thirty years to rural healthcare.
这位医生把三十年献给了乡村医疗事业。
展开其余 3 条例句
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He dedicated the book to his parents.
他把这本书题献给父母。
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The whole team dedicated months to preparing the report.
整个团队花了数月时间准备这份报告。
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A small plaque was dedicated to the soldiers who died there.
一块小铭牌被献给在那里阵亡的士兵。
词源与构词
de-(完全)+ dicare(宣告、奉献),郑重宣告把自己完全交给某事,就是奉献、致力于。
de-
前缀 · completely,完全
dict
词根 · to say,说
记忆钩子
de(完全)+ dict(说):郑重宣告把自己完全交给一件事,就是奉献、致力于。
词族与关联词
同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
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addict 上瘾者;入迷的人He has been a drug addict since his teens. 他从十几岁起就吸毒成瘾。
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contradict 反驳;与……矛盾The two reports contradict each other. 这两份报告互相矛盾。
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contradiction 矛盾;反驳;自相矛盾之处There is a clear contradiction between his words and his actions. 他的言行之间存在明显的矛盾。
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dictate 口述;命令;支配She dictated a letter to her assistant. 她口述了一封信让助理记录。
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dictation 听写;口述;听命The teacher gave us a dictation of twenty new words. 老师给我们听写了二十个新单词。
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dictionary 词典;字典Look the word up in a dictionary. 在词典里查一下这个词。
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indicate 表明;指示The results indicate a steady rise in sales. 结果表明销量在稳步上升。
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predict 预测;预言Experts predict a rise in prices. 专家预测物价会上涨。
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verdict 裁决;判决;定论The jury reached a verdict of not guilty. 陪审团作出了无罪裁决。
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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dedication 奉献;专注;题词dedicate + -ion,动词变名词
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dedicated 献身的;专心投入的dedicate + -ed,动词变形容词
同义词
反义词
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neglect 忽视;疏于照顾He neglected his studies after taking a part-time job. 做了兼职之后,他荒废了学业。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
常见搭配
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dedicate oneself to 献身于;致力于She dedicated herself to the study of ancient languages. 她投身于古代语言的研究。
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be dedicated to 致力于;专用于The fund is dedicated to cancer research. 这笔基金专用于癌症研究。
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dedicate a book to 把书题献给……The author dedicated the book to his wife. 作者把这本书题献给妻子。