1.devote的基本意思是因特殊用處或目的而心甘情愿地獻出某物,即“把…奉獻,把…專用于”,常表示由于如同起誓般緊迫的動機而放棄和獻出。

　　2.devote是及物動詞,常接時間、精力、生命等抽象名詞作賓語,而“專用”和“奉獻”的對象則由介詞to引出。

　　He is devoting his ability in his station.

　　他在自己的崗位上默默地奉獻自己的才華。

　　She devoted her young life.

　　她獻出了年輕的生命。

　　3.表示“忠于”“致力于”“獻身于”時可用devote oneself to結構,也可用be devoted to結構。

　�。�1）devote sth to sb/sth/v-ing

　　Now she devoted most of the time to this work.

　　現(xiàn)在她把大部分時間都用在這項工作上了。

　　She devoted her life to the cause of peace.

　　她把一生獻給了和平事業(yè)。

　�。�2）devote oneself/sb to sb/sth/v-ing

　　He devotes himself to his sick wife.

　　他專心照顧著他生病的妻子。

　　He devoted himself to his lessons.

　　他專心致力于功課。