詞彙精選：dedicate的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
v.
奉獻，獻身；致力 [T]
例句：
So what we've done is to dedicate ourselves to saving something of what's left.
所以我們所做的就是獻身於拯救一部分還剩下來的東西。
例句：
We must dedicate ourselves to the proposition that all men are created equal.
我們要爲人類生來平等的主張而獻身。
例句：
So what we've done is to dedicate ourselves to saving something of what's left.
所以我們所做的就是獻身於拯救一部分還剩下來的東西。
題獻 [T]
例句：
This book is dedicated to the memory of my mother.
謹以此書獻給我已故的母親。
例句：
She dedicated her first album to Woody Allen.
她把自己的第一張專輯獻給了伍迪·艾倫。
以…供奉 [T]
例句：
The church is dedicated to St Mary of Bec.
該教堂供奉的是貝克的聖瑪麗。
例句：
The other day, in a little church near Brighton, a window was dedicated to the memory of the Revd. Michael Scott.
幾天前，在布賴頓附近的一個小教堂，人們以一扇窗戶來紀念邁克爾·斯科特牧師。
二、詞義辨析：
dedicate,devote
這兩個動詞均有“奉獻”之意。dedicate正式用詞，指獻身於某一崇高事業或目的，也可指把著作題獻給他人。devote普通用詞，指決心把全部身心、精力、時間等獻給某一目標，某一個人或致力於某一事業。
三、參考例句：
I dedicate the book to my mother.
我謹將此書獻給我的母親。
I dedicate today to love and kindness.
我會伴隨着我的愛跟善良去度過今天。
We have come to dedicate a portion of that field.
我們獻身於這一領域的一部分。
Dedicate at least nine minutes a day for physical exercise.
每天至少花9分鐘鍛鍊身體。
To h I dedicate this volume in token of gratitude.
謹以本書獻給史密斯教授以示感激。
We must dedicate ourselves to the proposition that all men are created equal.
我們要爲人類生來平等的主張而獻身。
He had decided at the age of ten to dedicate himself to his country's cause.
他在十幾歲的時候，就決定以身許國。
So what we've done is to dedicate ourselves to saving something of what's left.
所以我們所做的就是獻身於拯救一部分還剩下來的東西。
I have written a mantra that I want to dedicate to you.
我寫了一篇頌歌獻給您。
But in a large sense we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground.
不過，從廣義上說，我們沒有資格奉獻這片土地，也未能給它以榮光，使之神聖。
