動詞 dedicate:

1. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
   同義詞：give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote
2. open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building
   同義詞：dedicate
3. inscribe or address by way of compliment
   同義詞：dedicate
4. set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church
   同義詞：dedicate

形容詞 dedicated:

1. devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose- A.Lincoln
2. solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose
   同義詞：consecrated, consecrate

1. He dedicated his life to science.
   他畢生致力于科學事業(yè)。
2. He dedicated his first book to his mother.
   他把他的第一本書題獻給了他的母親。
3. They dedicated a monument in memory of those who died in the great earthquake.
   他們?yōu)榈磕钏烙诖蟮卣鸬娜藗兘ㄔ旒o念碑。
4. She dedicated her life to science.
   她畢生致力于科學。
5. The ancient Greek dedicated many shrines to Aphrodite.
   古希臘人為愛神阿弗羅狄特造了許多神廟。
6. The society was dedicated to furthering the cause of world peace.
   該協(xié)會致力于推動世界和平事業(yè)。
7. The chapel was dedicated in 1880.
   這座小教堂於1880年舉行獻堂禮。
8. Having been consecrated; dedicated.
   獻身的被獻祭的; 奉獻的

ded.i.cat.ed

adj.（形容詞）
Wholly committed to a particular course of thought or action; devoted:
獻身的：全心全意地交付給一特定的想法或行動的；一心一意的：
例句：
a dedicated musician.
富有獻身精神的音樂家

Designed for a particular use or function:
專用的：為某一特定的用途或功能而設計的：
例句：
.The satellite beams the information down to Earth, where it is sent through dedicated telephone wires to the Space Telescope Science Institute.(Boston Globe)
.衛(wèi)星把信息傳送到地球上后，通過專用電話線發(fā)送到空間望遠鏡科學研究機構(gòu).(波士頓環(huán)球)

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ded.icat.edly