dedicate
/ˈdedɪkeɪt/verb
with obj.
1- devote (time, effort, or oneself) to a particular task or purpose把（时间, 精力）用于, 献（身）于：
Joan has dedicated her life to animals.
琼毕生从事动物研究。
1.1
- devote (something) to a particular subject or purpose把…专用于某课题（或目的）：
volume four is dedicated to wasps.
第四卷专门论述黄蜂。
1.2
- （一般作be dedicated）cite or nominate (a book or other artistic work) as being issued or performed in someone's honour谨以（书或其他艺术品）献给：
the novel is dedicated to the memory of my mother.
谨以此小说表达我对母亲的怀念。
1.3
- formally open or unveil (a building or monument)为（大楼, 纪念碑）揭幕; 为…举行落成仪式：
today the President dedicates the new Second World War memorial in Washington.
总统今天要为华盛顿的新二战纪念碑揭幕。
1.4
- （一般作be dedicated）ceremonially assign (a church or other building) to a deity or saint以（教堂或其他建筑）供奉给：
the parish church is dedicated to St Paul.
谨以教区教堂奉献给圣保罗。
派生词
dedicatee
noundedicator
noundedicatory
adjective词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'devote to sacred use by solemn rites'）： from Latin dedicat- 'devoted， consecrated'， from the verb dedicare.