dedicate

dedicate, devote

动词 dedicate:

1. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
   同义词：give, consecrate, commit, devote
2. open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building
3. inscribe or address by way of compliment
4. set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church

1. She dedicated her first book to her husband.
   她把自己的第一本书献给了丈夫。
2. The ancient Greek dedicated many shrines to Aphrodite.
   古希腊人为爱神阿弗罗狄特造了许多神庙。
3. She dedicated her life to science.
   她毕生致力于科学。

ded.i.cate

v.tr.（及物动词）
ded.i.cat.ed,ded.i.cat.ing,ded.i.cates
To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.
奉献：为祭神或宗教目的而奉献；供奉
To set apart for a special use:
为某一特殊用途而奉献：
例句：
dedicated their money to scientific research.
把他们的钱用于科学研究

To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action:
致力：承诺一特定的想法或承诺采用一特定的行动：
例句：
dedicated ourselves to starting our own business.See Synonyms at devote
我们开始经营自己的买卖参见 devote

To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.
题献：在（例如，一部文学作品）上题献词表示尊敬或爱戴

To open (a building, for example) to public use.
开放（例如，建筑物）供公众使用
To show to the public for the first time:
首次向公众展示：
例句：
dedicate a monument.
为一座博物馆举行落成仪式

来源：
Middle English dedicaten
中古英语 dedicaten
from Latin dôdic3re dôdic3t-
源自 拉丁语 dôdic3re dôdic3t-
dô- [de-]
dô- [完全]
dic3re [to proclaim] * see deik-
dic3re [宣言] *参见 deik-

【引伸】
ded.ica.tor
n.（名词）