devoted

英 [dɪ'votɪd] 美[dɪ'votɪd]
  • adj. 献身的;忠诚的
  • v. 献身于…;致力于…(devote的过去分词)

中低频词GRE核心词汇

词态变化


副词: devotedly;

英英释意


1. zealous in devotion or affection;
"a devoted husband and father"
"devoted friends"
2. (followed by `to') dedicated exclusively to a purpose or use;
"large sums devoted to the care of the poor"
"a life devoted to poetry"

英文词源


devoted (adj.)
1590s, "set apart by a vow," past participle adjective from devote (v.). Meaning "characterized by devotion" is from c. 1600. Related: Devotedly.

考试真题


And there are environmental benefits, too: renting a car when you need it, rather than owning one, means fewer cars are required and fewer resources must be devoted to making them.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

"It's been postponed until 2017," says Anna Somers, the founder and CEO of The Art Newspaper and the former head of Venice in Peril, a group devoted to restoring Venetian art.

2018年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

"It's been postponed until 2018," says Anna Somers, the founder and CEO of The Art Newspaper and the former head of Venice in Peril, a group devoted to restoring Venetian art.

2017年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

Across the country, 285 emergencymanagement teams are devoted to crisis control.

2019年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

Newly created state colleges and universities devoted themselves almost entirely to scientific, technological, and engineering fields.

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

For all the new attention devoted to the 1 percent, a new dataset from the Equality of Opportunity Project at Harvard and Berkeley suggests that, if we care about upward mobility overall, we're vastly exaggerating the dangers of the rich-poor gap.

2015年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

In the 1960s, the United States devoted nearly 17% of discretionary spending to research and development, reaping decades of economic growth.

2016年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section A

That's the highest percentage of an exclusive economic zone devoted to marine conservation by any country in the world.

2017年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section A

Behaving in this selfless and devoted manner, these little creatures have survived on earth, for more than 140 million years, far longer than dinosaurs.

2015年高考英语安徽卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

He is a good/devoted/caring/loving father because he was strict with his daughter and encouraged her when she was in trouble.

2017年高考英语天津卷 答案 选项

Neighbors devoted their spare time to helping others rebuild.

2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

Some complain of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they hate.

2015年高考英语浙江卷 完形填空 原文

The cloisters museum and gardens is a branch of the metropolitan museum of art devoted to the art and architecture of Europe in the middle ages.

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

With long lives ahead of them, they need to stay active and devoted.

2015年高考英语广东卷 完形填空 原文

Devoted concertgoers who reply that recordings are no substitute for live performance are missing the point.

2011年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

实用场景例句


They are devoted to their children.
他们深爱着自己的孩子。

牛津词典

a devoted son/friend/fan
孝子;忠诚的朋友;狂热的崇拜者

牛津词典

...a loving and devoted husband...
深情且忠诚的丈夫

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...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

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The shop is devoted to a new range of accessories.
该商店专营新的一系列配件。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He devoted his life to literature.
他专心致志于文学.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

He married well and happily and was a devoted father and husband.
他婚姻美满幸福,是位尽职尽责的父亲,忠实的丈夫.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

He devoted a great sum of money to books.
他们花了一大笔钱买书.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

She devoted all her time to the location of the missing money.
她花掉所有时间去寻找失款.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

Lucy is absolutely devoted to her cats.
露西全身心地爱着她的猫.

《简明英汉词典》

Acres of newsprint have been devoted to the issue.
报纸大肆报道了这一问题.

《简明英汉词典》

Half of these plots is devoted to raising improved seeds.
这些土地的一半被用来培育良种.

《简明英汉词典》

She is a good girl, and will make a hardworking, devoted wife.
她是一个好姑娘, 将来会成为一个勤劳忠贞的贤内助.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

To a devoted couple even water tastes sweet.
人好水也甜.

《简明英汉词典》

His life was devoted to the pleasure of the flesh.
他一生贪图肉体上的舒适享受.

《简明英汉词典》

He has always devoted himself to his music.
他一直致力于音乐.

《简明英汉词典》

She's devoted her life to good work.
她献身于慈善事业.

《简明英汉词典》

She devoted herself to a serious study of the Koran.
她全身心投入《古兰经》的认真研究.

《简明英汉词典》

The artistic zealot devoted his life to the completion of a great masterpiece.
这位艺术热心者奉献他一生来完成一幅伟大的作品.

《简明英汉词典》

They are devoted to their children.
他们深爱着自己的孩子。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

Five whole pages of script were devoted to rubbishing her political opponents.
整整5页讲稿都是对她的政敌的诋毁。

柯林斯例句

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。

柯林斯例句

In The Dictionary of Quotations, there are no fewer than one and a half columns devoted to "kiss".
在《引语词典》中,“亲吻”这一条目不下一栏半。

柯林斯例句

He became Vivien Leigh's devoted friend and comforter.
他成了费雯丽忠诚的朋友和给她安慰的人。

柯林斯例句

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。

柯林斯例句

I was a devoted train spotter.
我是个酷爱看火车的人。

柯林斯例句