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Unit 4
devote oneself to致力,专心,献身
devotion n.挚爱;奉献
devoted adj.挚爱的;忠诚的;全心全意的
(1)devote.to…把……奉献于……(to是介词,其后接名词、代词或动名词作宾语)
devote oneself to致力于,献身于
devote one's life/energy/time/money/attention to
(doing)sth.把某人的生命/精力/时间/金钱/注
意力用于(做)某事
devote most of his time to painting
把他的大部分时间用于绘画
devote your attention to your work
专心于你的工作
devote himself entirely to science
他完全献身于科学事业
devote more time to writing
投入更多的时间写作
(2)be devoted to(doing)sth.致力于(做)某事
be devoted to sb.深爱某人
be devoted to teaching致力于教学
a devoted father尽职的父亲
a devoted friend忠诚的朋友
(3)one's devotion to某人对……的热爱
devotion to the cause of peace献身和平事业
devotion to scientific research投身科学研究
表示“致力于……,献身于……”的短语:
be devoted to doing
be committed to doing
be dedicated to doing
注意:三个词组中的to都是介词。
*earnest/'3:nist/ adj.非常认真的;诚实的,真诚的
*butterfly//batoflal/ n.蝴蝶 (43)
literature //litrstfg(r)/n.文学,文学作品
*shell/fel/n.贝壳;壳
in store (for sb)即将发生(在某人身上),等待着(某人)
in store储藏着
appeal/opi:l/vi.有吸引力;申诉;呼吁n.吸引力;申诉;呼吁 (44)
appealing adj.有吸引力的;恳求的
(1)appeal to sb.吸引某人
appeal to sb.to do sth.呼吁/恳求某人做某事
appeal for呼吁,恳求
appeal to sb.for help向某人求助
(1) make an appeal to sb.for help
呼吁/恳求某人帮助
have no appeal for sb.对某人没有吸引力
make/launch an appeal for money and clothes呼吁捐钱和捐衣物
wide/popular appeal广泛的/普遍的吸引力
(3)find…appealing觉得……有吸引力an appealing sense of humor吸引人的幽默感
determine/dr't3mm/ v.确定;支配;决心vi.决心
determination n.决心;决定
determined adj.坚决的;有决心的
(1) determine on/upon决定
determine sb.to do sth.使某人下决心做某事
determine sth./that/wh-确定……
determine to do sth.决定/决心做某事
determine the cause of the fire确定失火的原因
(2)be determined to do sth.决心做某事
be determined that…决心……
a determined effort to stop smoking
坚决戒烟的努力
with determination顽强地
“决心/决定做某事”的表达:
determine to do sth.(强调动作)
be determined to do sth.(表示状态)
decide to do sth.
make up one's mind to do sth.
make a decision to do sth.
significant/sig'nrfikont/adj.有重要意义的,显著的
significance n.重要性,意义;含义
significantly adv重大地,显著地
(1) significant changes重大变化
a significant difference明显的差别
It is significant