devote something to something/someone
phrasal verb with devote verb uk/dɪˈvəʊt/ us/dɪˈvoʊt/
B2 将…贡献给，把…奉献给
to give all of something, especially your time, effort, or love, or yourself, to something you believe in or to a person
He left the Senate to devote more time to his family. 为了能有更多时间陪伴家人，他离开了参议院。
She has devoted all her energies/life to the care of homeless people. 她为照料无家可归者倾注了全部心血／奉献了一生。
At the age of 25, he decided to devote himself to God. 他25岁时决定献身上帝。
B2 [ passive ]将…用于
to use a space, area, time, etc. for a particular purpose
Over half his speech was devoted to the issue of unemployment. 他那篇演讲用了一半多的篇幅讨论失业问题。
The report recommends that more resources be devoted to teaching four-year-olds. 该报告建议投入更多的资源用于4岁儿童的教育。
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- It isn't a subject to which I devote a great deal of thought.
- She has devoted herself to getting justice for her son.
- They've just launched a new commercial radio station devoted to classical music.
- Most news magazines devote a section to external affairs.
- The charter states that the press shall be devoted to printing and publishing in the furtherance and dissemination of knowledge.