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.

  1. 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

  1. ADJ-GRADED 深爱的;挚爱的;忠诚的
    Someone who is devoted to a 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。
  2. ADJ-GRADED 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.
    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。
  3. ADJ 专用于…的
    Something that is devoted to a 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。

双语例句

  1. 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。
  2. She was just trying to assuage her guilt by playing the devoted mother.
    她装出一副慈母的样子只是想要减轻自己的罪恶感。
  3. 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。
  4. 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。
  5. 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。
  6. Page upon page is devoted to the chain of events leading to the Prime Minister's resignation.
    一页又一页的篇幅都用来描述导致首相辞职的一连串事件。
  7. 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。
  8. 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。
  9. Joyce Bryt is a devoted Star Trek fan.
    乔伊丝·布赖特是《星际迷航》的狂热粉丝。
  10. The shop is devoted to a new range of accessories.
    该商店专营新的一系列配件。
  11. A disproportionate amount of time was devoted to one topic
    纠缠在同一个话题上的时间太长了。
  12. 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。
  13. 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。
  14. 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。
  15. My father's life work was devoted to the conservation of the Longleat estate.
    我父亲一生致力于保护朗利特庄园。
  16. 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。
  17. She remained devoted to his memory
    她对他仍十分怀念。
  18. 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。
  19. She was just playing the devoted mother
    她只是装得像个尽心尽责的母亲似的。
  20. He devoted his energies to the reformation of science.
    他致力于科学的革新。
  21. I was a devoted train spotter.
    我是个酷爱看火车的人。
  22. Log on to the Hammer Web ring, with 12 more sites devoted to macabre movies.
    登录哈默网络联盟,就会找到另外12个专门播放恐怖电影的网站。
  23. There is absolutely no doubt whatsoever that this woman was a totally devoted and caring mother.
    毫无疑问这位女士是一位无私的慈母。
  24. 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。
  25. She has devoted herself unreservedly to the great cause.
    她毫无保留地献身于这伟大的事业。
  26. He's devoted to music.
    他致力于音乐。
  27. 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。

英英释义

adj

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