"She committed herself to the work of God" "give one's talents to a good cause" "consecrate your life to the church"
"give thought to" "give priority to" "pay attention to"
"this land was devoted to mining"
误 He devotes his attention to study English.
正 He devotes his attention to studying English.
正 He devotes his attention to the study of English.
析devote to后只能接名词或动名词作宾语,而不能接动词不定式。
他把许多业余时间用在体育运动上。误 He devoted much of his spare time for sports.
正 He devoted much of his spare time to sports.
析 “把…用在”应用devote...to, to和for不可以换用。
她忠于职守。误 She devoted to her duty.
正 She devoted herself to her duty.
正 She was devoted to her duty.
析devote是及物动词,须接宾语,表示“忠于,献身于”等应用devote oneself to或be devoted to的形式。
他把所有的钱都捐献给了那户穷苦人家。误 He devoted all his money to the poor family.
正 He contributed all his money to the poor family.
析devote的宾语一般是抽象事物,如生命、时间、精力等。宾语如果是一些具体的东西,如钱、书籍、衣物等,则须用动词contribute。
