dedicated

动词 dedicate:

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

形容词 dedicated:

1. devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose- A.Lincoln
2. solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose
   同义词：consecrated, consecrate

1. He dedicated his life to science.
   他毕生致力于科学事业。
2. He dedicated his first book to his mother.
   他把他的第一本书题献给了他的母亲。
3. They dedicated a monument in memory of those who died in the great earthquake.
   他们为悼念死于大地震的人们建造纪念碑。
4. She dedicated her life to science.
   她毕生致力于科学。
5. 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。
6. The society was dedicated to furthering the cause of world peace.
   该协会致力于推动世界和平事业。
7. The chapel was dedicated in 1880.
   这座小教堂於1880年举行献堂礼。
8. Having been consecrated; dedicated.
   献身的被献祭的; 奉献的

ded.i.cat.ed

adj.（形容词）
Wholly committed to a particular course of thought or action; devoted:
献身的：全心全意地交付给一特定的想法或行动的；一心一意的：
例句：
a dedicated musician.
富有献身精神的音乐家

Designed for a particular use or function:
专用的：为某一特定的用途或功能而设计的：
例句：
.The satellite beams the information down to Earth, where it is sent through dedicated telephone wires to the Space Telescope Science Institute.(Boston Globe)
.卫星把信息传送到地球上后，通过专用电话线发送到空间望远镜科学研究机构.(波士顿环球)

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