But if your work is your "passion", you'll be more likely todevote yourself to it.
但如果你的工作是你的“激情”，你就更有可能投入其中。
2015英语二
"She committed herself to the work of God"
"give one's talents to a good cause"
"consecrate your life to the church"
"give thought to"
"give priority to"
"pay attention to"
"this land was devoted to mining"
1.献（身）；奉献，投入(时间、精力等)
If youdevote yourself, your time, or your energyto something, you spend all or most of your time or energy on it.
e.g. He decided todevote the rest of his life to scientific investigation...
他决定将自己的余生献给科学研究事业。
e.g. Considerable resources have been devoted to proving him a liar...
为了证明他是个骗子已投入了相当多的人力和财力。
2.将(文章或讲话的某一部分)专用（于）
If youdevote a particular proportion of a piece of writing or a speechto a particular subject, you deal with the subject in that amount of space or time.
e.g. He devoted a major section of his massive report to an analysis of US aircraft design...
在他的长篇报告中，他用了很大的篇幅来分析美国飞机的设计。
e.g. Page upon page is devoted to the chain of events leading to the Prime Minister's resignation.
一页又一页的篇幅都用来描述导致首相辞职的一连串事件。
1. 贡献：在里面,弟弟用脚(leg)吃饭(ate)来代表(delegate)他的不满,立即(lic)他就可以吃(ate)得很精致(delicate)了,他还投票(vote)说要做贡献(devote),然后他就被释放了.
2. 献身：Fourney则称赞笔者有献身(devote)精神,同时也心存疑虑地指出:你似乎( Seem)解决了刀具不坏的难题. 刀具不坏,难度之大由此可见一斑. 然而1989年初笔者在某花岗石矿点技术转让中,一对刻槽刀使用了一个星期,累计进尺早已超过60m,
3. 奉献：devious 不正直,有偏差的 |devote 奉献 | devout 忠诚,虔诚的
4. 献身.专心于：selfless无私的.忘我的 |devote献身.专心于 | republic 共和国.共和政体
你必须专心于工作。
After he graduated, he continued to devote himself to the research.毕业以后,他继续潜心于这项研究。
He devoted himself entirely to music.他将一生奉献给了音乐。
He started to study ecology and decided to devote his whole life to the science.他开始研究生态学,并决心将他的一生献身于这门学科。
He devoted a great sum of money to books.他们花了一大笔钱买书。
She devoted herself to her career.她全力倾注于自己的事业。
I could only devote two hours a day to the work.我一天只能在这个工作上花两个小时。
He decided to devote the rest of his life to scientific investigation...他决定将自己的余生献给科学研究事业。
Considerable resources have been devoted to proving him a liar...为了证明他是个骗子已投入了相当多的人力和财力。
He devoted a major section of his massive report to an analysis of US aircraft design...在他的长篇报告中，他用了很大的篇幅来分析美国飞机的设计。
Page upon page is devoted to the chain of events leading to the Prime Minister's resignation.一页又一页的篇幅都用来描述导致首相辞职的一连串事件。
After I had graduated I continued to devote myself to research.我毕业后继续致力于研究工作.
Perhaps there are many serious pursuits to which I should devote the few remaining hours.也许还有许多强烈的愿望我应花最后的几个小时去实现.
He intends to devote his life to curing the sick in India.他想把自己的一生奉献于医治印度的病人.
And he promised South Africans that he would devote himself to helping them improve their lives.他向南非人承诺,他将投身帮助他们改善他们的生活.
We should devote ourselves assiduously and faithfully to the duties of our profession.我们应当勤奋地而且忠诚地献身于我们的职责.
National governments should devote more of their social programs and services to children than to adults.任何一个国家的政府都应该为孩子而不是为成人建设更多的社会项目和服务.
Do you intend to devote your whole life to your job?(你是不是打算把一辈子都给了工作? )
I want to devote my all to what I am doing now.我想集中精力做手头这件事.
Therefore, they devote themselves to pursuing learning.因此他们致力于学问的追求.
You must devote yourheart to love, as's an unshakable duty you fulfill voluntarily.爱的投入必须全心全意, 如同自愿履行一项不可推卸的职责.
We devote ourselves to creating for the students.我们致力为学员创造出.
He wanted to devote himself to abstract research.他希望献身于抽象的理论研究.
He is determined to devote his life to science.他决心把毕生精力贡献给科学事业.
He wanted to be a physicist and devote himself to research.他立志要成为一名物理学家,并献身于科学研究.
He was accustomed not to devote many hours to repose.他早已习惯不在休息上多花时间.
She forsook her worldly possessions to devote herself to the church.她抛弃世上的财物而献身教会.
I devote myself to helping the poor.我致力于帮助穷人.
After her marriage, she couldn't devote herself totally to her music.她结婚之后无法全力倾注于音乐.
It is essential for everyone to devote serious effort to study.要下苦功夫学.
We should devote everything we have.我们应该奉献我们的一切.
'Monseigneur , I am flattered to devote myself to your orders.'“ 大人, 能为您效劳我深感荣幸. ”
I will devote all my life to the cause of education.我愿把毕生献给教育事业.
Faculty members devote most of their time to scholarly research.全院教师大部分时间都用来从事学术研究。
She had started to devote her energies to teaching rather than performing.她已经开始将精力从表演转移到教学中。
The newspaper devoted a special column to a discussion of the problem of the world's population.
这家报纸开辟专栏来讨论世界人口问题。
The newspaper devotes two pages to comics.
报纸用两页版面来刊登漫画。
They agreed to devote part of the park to the playground.
他们曾同意将公园的一部分辟为运动场。
They are all terribly busy men and cannot be expected to devote their time to this investigation.
他们都是非常忙的人,不能指望他们用全部时间去进行这一调查。
He devotes his time to the garden.
他把时间都用在花园里了。
Now she devoted most of the time to this work.
现在她把大部分时间都用在这项工作上了。
She devoted her life to the cause of peace.
她把一生献给了和平事业。
He has been devoting his whole life to benefiting mankind.
他把自己的一生贡献给了造福人类的事业。
Each nurse also devotes two evenings a week to studying medical literature in her field.
每个护士每周还用两个晚上来学习与她工作有关的医学文献。
She devoted her life to helping homeless children.
她的一生都在帮助无家可归的孩子们。
He devoted every Saturday afternoon to fishing.
他把每个星期六下午的时间都花在钓鱼上。
He devoted all his spare time to helping his students with their English.
他把所有的业余时间都用来帮助他的学生学英语。
She devoted too much time to dressing.
她在穿着打扮上花的时间太多了。
I have to devote part of my income to repaying my debts.
我不得不拿出一部分收入来用于还债。
We should devote every effort to finding out the principle contradiction.
我们应该全力找出主要矛盾。
This magazine is devoted to science.
这种杂志专载科学文章。
This department of the store is devoted to machine tools and engineering needs.
商店的这个部是专门经营车床和工程用品的。
My lecture will be devoted to the study of aesthetics.
我的演讲专门谈美学研究。
I should think the Welsh are the only people in the world whose only national festival is devoted to music and poetry.
我认为威尔士人是世界上在自己民族唯一的节日上进行音乐和诗歌表演的唯一民族。
Utterly devoted to the people, he gave his life in saving his patients.
他忠于人民,把毕生精力用于挽救患者的生命。
We are quite devoted to the little girl.
我们非常喜欢这个小女孩。
Half of these plots are devoted to raising improved seeds.
这些土地的一半被用来培育良种。
devote oneself/sb to sb/sth/v-ingHe devotes himself to his sick wife.
他专心照顾着他生病的妻子。
He devoted himself to his lessons.
他专心致力于功课。
Jim is devoted to his wife and family.
吉姆极为关心他的妻子和家庭。
All the soldiers were devoted to their leader.
所有的士兵都忠于他们的统领。
A true artist is devoted to his work.
真正的艺术家献身于他的艺术。
All Christians are by their Baptism devoted to God.
出自：W. Law误 He devotes his attention to study English.
正 He devotes his attention to studying English.
正 He devotes his attention to the study of English.
析 devote to后只能接名词或动名词作宾语,而不能接动词不定式。
他把许多业余时间用在体育运动上。误 He devoted much of his spare time for sports.
正 He devoted much of his spare time to sports.
析 “把…用在”应用devote...to, to和for不可以换用。
她忠于职守。误 She devoted to her duty.
正 She devoted herself to her duty.
正 She was devoted to her duty.
析 devote是及物动词,须接宾语,表示“忠于,献身于”等应用devote oneself to或be devoted to的形式。
他把所有的钱都捐献给了那户穷苦人家。误 He devoted all his money to the poor family.
正 He contributed all his money to the poor family.
析 devote的宾语一般是抽象事物,如生命、时间、精力等。宾语如果是一些具体的东西,如钱、书籍、衣物等,则须用动词contribute。
But if your work is your "passion", you'll be more likely todevote yourself to it.
但如果你的工作是你的“激情”，你就更有可能投入其中。
2015英语二
