dedicate
verb [ T ] uk/ˈded.ɪ.keɪt/ us/ˈded.ə.keɪt/
(GIVE TIME/ENERGY)
C1 奉献，献出（全部精力、时间等）
to give all of your energy, time, etc.
He has dedicated his life to scientific research. 他把自己的一生都献给了科学研究工作。
The new president said she would dedicate herself to protecting the rights of the sick and the homeless. 新任总统说她将致力于保护病人和无家可归者的权利。
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- He dedicated his poetry to the glory of God.
- The record is dedicated to her mother, who died recently.
- He dedicated his life to freeing the world from famine and disease.
- The war memorial was dedicated to both Jews and Gentiles.
- If you are in the area, you should dedicate at least a day to seeing the city.
(BOOK, ETC.)
C2 （把书籍、戏剧、演出等）献给
If you dedicate a book, play, performance, etc. to someone, you publicly say that it is in that person's honour.
The book is dedicated to the author's husband. 作者将此书献给自己的丈夫。
(BUILDING)
formal为（尤指宗教建筑）举行奉献典礼;为…举行落成仪式
When a building, especially a religious building, is dedicated, there is a ceremony at which it is formally opened for use and its particular purpose is stated.
The church was dedicated on 1 March 1805 to the local Saint Jude. 教堂于1805年3月1日落成以纪念当地的圣裘德。