devote
- IPA[dɪˈvəʊt]
英式
- give all or most of one's time or resources to (a person or activity);use a certain amount of space or time to cover (a topic)
verb: devote, 3rd person present: devotes, gerund or present participle: devoting, past tense: devoted, past participle: devoted
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動詞
- 1. give all or most of one's time or resources to (a person or activity) I wanted to devote more time to my family she devoted herself to fundraising
- ▪ use a certain amount of space or time to cover (a topic) a full page is devoted to each ski run
- 2. archaic invoke or pronounce a curse upon the hostile army was devoted with dire execrations to the gods of war
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- IPA[dəˈvōt]
美式
- give all or a large part of one's time or resources to (a person, activity, or cause): I wanted to devote more time to my family she devoted herself to fundraising
Oxford American Dictionary