剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - dedicate collapse

dedicate
/'ded.ɪ.keɪt/
verb [T]
GIVE TIME/ENERGY 献出时间／精力
A
* to give your energy, time, etc. completely
奉献，献出（全部精力、时间等）

1. He has dedicated his life to scientific research.
他把自己的一生都奉献给科学研究工作。

2. [R] The new President said she would dedicate herself to protecting the rights of the old, the sick and the homeless.
新任总统说她将致力于保护老人、病人和无家可归者的权利。

/'ded.ɪ.keɪt/
verb [T]
BOOK, ETC 书籍等
* If you dedicate a book, play, performance, etc. to someone or something, you publicly say that it is in their honour
（把书籍、戏剧、演出等）献给

1. The book is dedicated to the author's husband.
该书为作者的丈夫而作。

/'ded.ɪ.keɪt/
verb [T]
BUILDING 建筑物
formal
* When a building, especially a religious building, is dedicated, there is a ceremony at which it is formally opened for use and its particular purpose is stated
为（尤指宗教建筑）举行奉献典礼；为…举行落成仪式

1. The church was dedicated on 1st March 1805 to the local Saint Jude.
教堂于1805年3月1日落成以纪念当地的圣裘德。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - dedicate collapse

dedicate ★★☆☆☆
1.VERB 动词献(身);投(身);致力 If you say that someone has dedicated themselves to 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.

【语法信息】：V pron-refl to n/-ing

【语法信息】：V n to n/-ing

【语用信息】：approval

  • Back on the island, he dedicated himself to politics...

    回到岛上后，他便投身于政治。

  • Bessie has dedicated her life to caring for others.

    贝茜一生都致力于照顾他人。

dedicated

  • He's quite dedicated to his students.

    他一门心思都扑在学生身上。

  • ...a company staffed by capable and dedicated people.

    拥有一支能干、敬业的员工队伍的公司

dedication

  • We admire her dedication to the cause of humanity...

    我们敬佩她对人类事业的献身精神。

  • To be successful takes hard work and dedication.

    成功需要付出艰苦的努力，需要有全身心投入的精神。

2.VERB 动词把(书、戏剧、音乐作品等)献（给） If someone dedicates something such as a book, play, or piece of music to 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.

【语法信息】：V n to n

  • 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。

  • This book is dedicated to the memory of my mother.

    谨以此书献给我已故的母亲。

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

【语法信息】：be V-ed to n

【语法信息】：V-ed to n

【搭配模式】：usu passive

  • 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。

  • The church is dedicated to St Mary of Bec.

    该教堂供奉的是贝克的圣玛丽。

dedication

  • ...the dedication of the Holocaust Museum...

    大屠杀纪念馆的落成典礼

  • Some 250 guests attended the dedication ceremony.

    约有 250 位来宾参加了奉献典礼。

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - dedicate collapse

dedicate
dedi·cate / 5dedikeit / verb [VN]
1. ~ yourself / sth to sth / to doing sth to give a lot of your time and effort to a particular activity or purpose because you think it is important
   把…奉献给
   SYN  devote :
   She dedicates herself to her work.
   她献身于自己的工作。
   He dedicated his life to helping the poor.
   他毕生致力于帮助穷人。
2. ~ sth to sb to say at the beginning of a book, a piece of music or a performance that you are doing it for sb, as a way of thanking them or showing respect
   (在书、音乐或作品的前部)题献辞:
   This book is dedicated to my parents.
   谨以此书献给我的父母。
3. ~ sth (to sb / sth) to hold an official ceremony to say that a building or an object has a special purpose or is special to the memory of a particular person
   为…举行奉献典礼；为(建筑物等)举行落成典礼:
   The chapel was dedicated in 1880.
   这座小教堂于 1880 年举行献堂典礼。
   A memorial stone was dedicated to those who were killed in the war.
   为阵亡将士纪念碑举行了落成典礼。

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - dedicate collapse

dedicate verb
Dedicate is used with these nouns as the object: altar, book, chapter, church, life, memorial, page, poem, section, shrine, temple

牛津英语同义词学习词典 - dedicate collapse

dedicate verb
⇨ devote

新牛津英语同义词词典 - dedicate collapse

dedicate

verb
1 she had dedicated her life to helping people and animals
DEVOTE , commit, pledge, bind, obligate, give, give over, surrender, set aside, allot, allocate, consign, sacrifice.

2 each book was dedicated to a noblewoman
INSCRIBE , address, name; assign, offer.

3 the chapel was dedicated to the Virgin Mary
DEVOTE , assign; bless, consecrate, sanctify, hallow, make holy, make sacred.

词源记忆 - dedicate collapse

dedicate 致力于
de-, 向下，表强调；-dic, 说，声称，词源同diction。原为宗教术语，即向上帝发愿，致力于完成某功德。后词义通用化。