devote/dɪ'vəʊt $ -'voʊt/

v.

➊ give most of your time, energy, etc. to sth

➋ use an amount of time, space, etc. for a particular purpose

v. [T]

➊ 把…奉献给；致力于：[devote oneself to sth] She devoted herself to her company. 她全心致力于她的公司。

◇[devote sth¹ to (doing) sth²] He devotes much time to football. 他好多时间都花在了足球上。

➋ 把…专用（于）：[devote sth¹ to (doing) sth²] The first part of the lesson is devoted to the background information. 这节课的第一部分用于讲解背景知识。

音组-ote/-əʊt $ -oʊt/

note; vote; promote; remote; devote

常犯错误

✗ He devoted lots of time to improve his reading ability.

✓ He devoted lots of time to improving his reading ability. 他花了很多时间提高阅读能力。