*de·vote/dɪ`vot; dɪˈvəʊt/ v 1 [T] devote time/effort/energy etc to sth to use your time, effort etc to do something 把时间/努力/精力等全部投入于某事: She devoted most of her spare time to tennis. 她将大部分业余时间都用来打网球了。 2 [T] to deal with one main subject or activity 专用于…: A whole chapter is devoted to the question of the environment. 整整一章被用于讨论环境问题。