v.  致力于，献身于

v. （题）献给

v. 〔以某人的名字〕为〔建筑物〕举行命名仪式

v.  把…专用于

• dedication

  n. 〔对某项活动的〕奉献，全身心投入 ≈ commitment

  n. 〔以某人的名字命名某个建筑物的〕命名（典礼）；落成典礼

  n. 〔书、电影或音乐作品前的〕献词

• dedicate yourself/your life to sth 

  致力于做某事

• dedicate sth to sb  题献给某人

• But there is also a place in a young life for noble purposes that include a dedication to the broader society, a love of country and an aspiration to make their own leadership contributions. 贡献社会

• The Amish are often   33   by other Americans to be relics of the past who live a simple, inflexible life dedicated to inconvenient out-dated customs. 致力于做

• Not so long ago, people would have turned up their noses at that kind of dedication to the job. 敬业精神

• This is the story of the little fox that has come back, and the people who have dedicated their lives to protecting it.

  献身于保护

• The actress now dedicates herself to children’s charity work.

  这名女演员现在致力于儿童慈善工作。

• The book was dedicated to her husband.

  这本书题献给她的丈夫。

• The company dedicated $50,000 for the study. 该公司为此项研究拨出专款5万美金。

• To reach a high level of skill requires talent, dedication, and a lot of hard work.

  要达到高级水平需要天分，还需要全身心的投入和很多的努力。

• I admire his dedication to the job.

• 我佩服他的敬业精神。

BrE /əˈbɔːt/ ; NAmE /əˈbɔːrt/