devoted

英 [dɪˈvəʊtɪd]

美 [dɪˈvoʊtɪd]

adj.  挚爱的; 忠诚的; 全心全意的
v.  献(身); 奉献，投入(时间、精力等); 将(文章或讲话的某一部分)专用(于)
devote的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：devoted　过去式：devoted　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.4988 / COCA.5132

牛津词典

adj.

• 挚爱的；忠诚的；全心全意的
  having great love for sb/sth and being loyal to them
  1. They are devoted to their children.
     他们深爱着自己的孩子。
  2. a devoted son/friend/fan
     孝子；忠诚的朋友；狂热的崇拜者

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 深爱的;挚爱的;忠诚的
  Someone who isdevoted toa person loves that person very much.
  1. ...a loving and devoted husband...
     深情且忠诚的丈夫
  2. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 爱好的;热衷的;致力（于…）的
  If you aredevoted tosomething, you care about it a lot and are very enthusiastic about it.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. Joyce Bryt is a devoted Star Trek fan.
     乔伊丝·布赖特是《星际迷航》的狂热粉丝。
• ADJ 专用于…的
  Something that isdevoted toa particular thing deals only with that thing or contains only that thing.
  1. ...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
  2. The shop is devoted to a new range of accessories.
     该商店专营新的一系列配件。

英英释义

adj

• zealous in devotion or affection
  1. a devoted husband and father
  2. devoted friends

双语例句

• She had transformed him from being a hard-drinking womaniser into a devoted husband and father.
  她已经将他从一个酒色之徒变成了一个忠诚的丈夫和慈爱的父亲。
• She was devoted to him, but she no longer loved him madly.
  她一心一意地爱他，但是这份爱不再疯狂。
• Mother Teresa is an elderly nun who has devoted her life to fighting poverty
  德肋撒嬷嬷是一位毕生致力于消除贫困事业的年迈修女。
• When you can drag him away from his work, he can also be a devoted father
  如果你能把他硬从工作中拉回来，他也会是个尽心尽责的父亲。
• 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。
• The shop is devoted to a new range of accessories.
  该商店专营新的一系列配件。
• He devoted his energies to the reformation of science.
  他致力于科学的革新。
• He devoted in excess of seventy hours a week to the performance of his duties
  为了完成任务，他每周工作70多个小时。
• The magazine is devoted to anato-mizing the inadequacies of liberalism.
  该杂志致力于剖析自由主义的不足之处。
• Considerable resources have been devoted to proving him a liar
  为了证明他是个骗子已投入了相当多的人力和财力。