dedicate
翻译
致力于, 奉献, 题献
例句
She dedicates her life to helping others.
她毕生致力于帮助他人。
He dedicated the book to his parents.
他把这本书献给了他的父母。
This new hospital is dedicated to children.
这家新医院是为儿童专设的。
语法模式
((sth.)) ((to sb./sth.)) 把(某物)献给(某人/某事) He dedicated the song to his wife.
((oneself/sth.)) ((to sth./-ing)) 把(自己/某物)奉献给(某事/做某事) She dedicated herself to her work.
近义词
同义词: devote, commit, consecrate
词源
源自拉丁语“dedicare”(奉献,致力于)。“de-”(向下,离开)+“dicare”(宣布,告知)。
记忆技巧
想象一下“向下宣布”或正式地将某物留出用于特定目的或献给某人。