dedicate的双解释义是什么

1. 奉献的，供献的

1. 为…举行落成典礼
2. 把…用于，专门用于某事，致力于，献身于
3. 献给，供奉，献上，献，奉献，贡献
4. 献身，委身
5. 建造，建立
6. 以...奉献，以...供奉
7. 题献（著作）
8. 把…奉献给崇高的目的

1. vt. 奉献; 贡献 devote one's time, energy, etc.; consecrate
2. vt. 举行庄严的仪式以奉献(给神) devote with solemn ceremonies (to God, to a sacred use)

1.献(身);投(身);致力
If you say that someonehas dedicated themselvesto 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.

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e.g. Back on the island, he dedicated himself to politics...
回到岛上后，他便投身于政治。
e.g. Bessie has dedicated her life to caring for others.
贝茜一生都致力于照顾他人。

2.把(书、戏剧、音乐作品等)献（给）
If someonededicates something such as a book, play, or piece of musicto 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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. This book is dedicated to the memory of my mother.
谨以此书献给我已故的母亲。

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

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e.g. 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。
e.g. The church is dedicated to St Mary of Bec.
该教堂供奉的是贝克的圣玛丽。

• dedicate life奉献生命
• dedicate a memorial献纪念品
• dedicate youth奉献青春

• dedicate richly隆重地奉献
• dedicate solemnly庄严地奉献
• dedicate whole-heartedly全心全意地奉献
• dedicate wholly彻底地奉献

• dedicate to献身于…

• Can we say Mass to dedicate our bombs?

  出自：A. Ridler

• The great Romanesque churches were dedicated to the saints whose relics they contained.

  出自：K. Clark

1. dedicate的基本意思是庄严、完全地奉献,常指正式地让出某物作为严肃的、神圣的用途。用于比喻则表示把时间、精力甚至生命献给某一神圣的事业。
2. dedicate是及物动词,接人或抽象名词作宾语。可用于被动结构。
3. dedicate常接介词to表示“献身于…”。