| 单词 | dedicated |
| 释义 | dedicated (once / 451 pages) adj When you are dedicated to something, you are devoted to a cause or ideal, like dedicated volunteers at the animal shelter who show up even in snowstorms and on holidays. Dedicated contains the root word dedicate, meaning "devoted to one's aims or vocation," like a dedicated staff of workers who work extremely hard. It can also mean "set aside for a specific purpose," like a dedicated desk where family members place their keys, the mail and notes to one another — don't throw your coat on top of that desk or throw those items in a drawer. WORD FAMILYdedicated: dedicatedly, undedicated+/dedicate: dedicated, dedicates, dedicating, dedication, rededicate/dedication: dedications/rededicate: rededicated, rededicates, rededicating, rededication/rededication: rededications USAGE EXAMPLESTogether, in 2009, they founded China Action, a non-profit advocacy group dedicated to supporting human rights defenders in the one-party state. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) On November 14th like-minded souls will gather in Paris for the first international conference dedicated to finding ways for countries to co-ordinate internet policies. Economist(Nov 03, 2016) Mr. Bernstein, in his book, called Davies and Service “smart and dedicated public servants” who were “naïvely dazzled” by the Communists. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1adj devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose a dedicated dancer dedicated teachers " dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal"- A.Lincoln Syn|Ant devoted (followed by `to') dedicated exclusively to a purpose or use devotedzealous in devotion or affection sacred(often followed by `to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person undedicated not dedicated 2adj solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II Syn|Ant consecrate, consecrated ordained invested with ministerial or priestly functions votivededicated in fulfillment of a vow holybelonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power sacredconcerned with religion or religious purposes desecrated treated with contempt deconsecrateddivested of consecration profaned, violatedtreated irreverently or sacrilegiously |
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