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devoted adj.投入的；深爱的；全心全意的动词devote的过去式和过去分词. (1) 他一生耽于肉欲。(2) 他非常忠实于我们的目标。(3) 她深爱着她的母亲并照顾了她很多年。(4) 她是一位贤妻良母。(5) 这个奖项是对她多年全心全意工作的恰如其分的褒奖。 Being devoted doesn't have to refer only to personal relationships. It can focus on any area, activity, or passion. Cookbooks are devoted to presenting recipes, dog breeders are usually devoted to one specific type of dog, and tabloids are devoted to gossiping about celebrities. There's nothing wrong with being devoted to an activity or a person, as long as you don't lose track of everything else in your life. That’s when being devoted crosses over into being obsessed.

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英 [dɪ'vəʊtɪd] 美 [dɪ'voʊtɪd] (1) He lived a life devoted entirely to sensual pleasure.(2) He is very devoted to our cause.(3) She was devoted to her mother and looked after her for many years.(4) She is a good wife and a devoted mother.(5) The award was a fitting tribute to her years of devoted work. Being devoted to something means being focused on that particular thing almost exclusively. When you are devoted to a cause, you work to achieve its goals. When you are devoted to a person, you place their needs above your own. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]深爱的；挚爱的；忠诚的 Someone who is devoted to a person loves that person very much.   [ADJ n]...a loving and devoted husband...深情且忠诚的丈夫50 years on, the couple are still devoted to one another.50年过去了，这对夫妇仍然深爱着彼此。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]爱好的；热衷的；致力（于…）的 If you are devoted to something, you care about it a lot and are very enthusiastic about it.   [v-link ADJ to n]I have personally been devoted to this cause for many years...多年来我个人一直一心扑在这项事业上。Horace is so devoted to his garden that he hasn't been away for 10 years...霍勒斯对他的花园太过上心，都有10年没出过远门了。Joyce Bryt is a devoted Star Trek fan.乔伊丝·布赖特是《星际迷航》的狂热粉丝。3[ADJ 形容词]专用于…的 Something that is devoted to a particular thing deals only with that thing or contains only that thing.   [v-link ADJ to n]...a major touring exhibition devoted to the work of disabled artists.专门展出残疾人艺术家作品的一个重要巡回展The shop is devoted to a new range of accessories.该商店专营新的一系列配件。

英语单词	devoted
英美音标	英 [dɪ'vəʊtɪd] 美 [dɪ'voʊtɪd]
中文释义	adj.投入的；深爱的；全心全意的动词devote的过去式和过去分词.
英语例句	(1) He lived a life devoted entirely to sensual pleasure. (2) He is very devoted to our cause. (3) She was devoted to her mother and looked after her for many years. (4) She is a good wife and a devoted mother. (5) The award was a fitting tribute to her years of devoted work.
中文例句	(1) 他一生耽于肉欲。 (2) 他非常忠实于我们的目标。 (3) 她深爱着她的母亲并照顾了她很多年。 (4) 她是一位贤妻良母。 (5) 这个奖项是对她多年全心全意工作的恰如其分的褒奖。
vocabulary简明	Being devoted to something means being focused on that particular thing almost exclusively. When you are devoted to a cause, you work to achieve its goals. When you are devoted to a person, you place their needs above your own.
vocabulary扩展	Being devoted doesn't have to refer only to personal relationships. It can focus on any area, activity, or passion. Cookbooks are devoted to presenting recipes, dog breeders are usually devoted to one specific type of dog, and tabloids are devoted to gossiping about celebrities. There's nothing wrong with being devoted to an activity or a person, as long as you don't lose track of everything else in your life. That’s when being devoted crosses over into being obsessed.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]深爱的；挚爱的；忠诚的 Someone who is devoted to a person loves that person very much. [ADJ n] ...a loving and devoted husband... 深情且忠诚的丈夫 50 years on, the couple are still devoted to one another. 50年过去了，这对夫妇仍然深爱着彼此。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]爱好的；热衷的；致力（于…）的 If you are devoted to something, you care about it a lot and are very enthusiastic about it. [v-link ADJ to n] I have personally been devoted to this cause for many years... 多年来我个人一直一心扑在这项事业上。 Horace is so devoted to his garden that he hasn't been away for 10 years... 霍勒斯对他的花园太过上心，都有10年没出过远门了。 Joyce Bryt is a devoted Star Trek fan. 乔伊丝·布赖特是《星际迷航》的狂热粉丝。 3 [ADJ 形容词]专用于…的 Something that is devoted to a particular thing deals only with that thing or contains only that thing. [v-link ADJ to n] ...a major touring exhibition devoted to the work of disabled artists. 专门展出残疾人艺术家作品的一个重要巡回展 The shop is devoted to a new range of accessories. 该商店专营新的一系列配件。

Devoted Thing N Years Work Person Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词