[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.
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[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。
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[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.
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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。
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[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.
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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。
Oxford
dedi·cate/ˈdedɪkeɪt; NAmEˈdedɪkeɪt/verb1to 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
dedicateyourself/sth to sth ◆She dedicates herself to her work.她献身于自己的工作。dedicateyourself/sth to doing sth ◆He dedicated his life to helping the poor.他毕生致力于帮助穷人。2dedicatesth 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、音乐或演出的前部）题献辞◆This book is dedicated to my parents.谨以此书献给我的父母。3to 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dedicatesth ◆The chapel was dedicated in 1880.这座小教堂于 1880 年举行献堂典礼。dedicatesth to sb/sth ◆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。dedicatededicatesdedicateddedicatingdedi·cate/ˈdedɪkeɪt; NAmEˈdedɪkeɪt/
1to give all your attention and effort to one particular thingdedicate yourself/your life to something The actress now dedicates herself to children’s charity work.2to say at the beginning of a book or film, or before a piece of music, that it has been written, made, or performed for someone that you love or respectdedicate something to somebody The book was dedicated to her husband.3to state in an official ceremony that a building will be given someone’s name in order to show respect for them4to use a place, time, money etc only for a particular purposededicate something to/for something The company dedicated $50,000 for the study.
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