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dedicated 音標拼音: [d'ɛdəketəd] a. 專注的,獻身的 專注的,獻身的 dedicated專用的; 獨佔的 dedicated專屬 dedicated adj 1: 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 [ ant: { undedicated}] 2: solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose; " a life consecrated to science"; " the consecrated chapel"; " a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II" [ synonym: { consecrated}, { consecrate}, { dedicated}] [ ant: { desecrated}] Dedicate \ Ded" i* cate\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Dedicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Dedicating}.] 1. To set apart and consecrate, as to a divinity, or for sacred uses; to devote formally and solemnly; as, to dedicate vessels, treasures, a temple, or a church, to a religious use. [ 1913 Webster] Vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, . . . which also king David did dedicate unto the Lord. -- 2 Sam. viii. 10, 11. [ 1913 Webster] We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. . . . But in a larger sense we can not dedicate, we can not consecrate, we can not hallow this ground. -- A. Lincoln. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To devote, set apart, or give up, as one' s self, to a duty or service. [ 1913 Webster] The profession of a soldier, to which he had dedicated himself. -- Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To inscribe or address, as to a patron. [ 1913 Webster] He complied ten elegant books, and dedicated them to the Lord Burghley. -- Peacham. Syn: See { Addict}. [ 1913 Webster]
dedicated \ dedicated\ adj. 1. wholly committed to a purpose or cause; as, a dedicated musician. Syn: devoted. [ WordNet 1. 5] 2. zealous in loyalty or affection; as, dedicated nurses. Syn: devoted. [ WordNet 1. 5] 3. set apart especially for a higher purpose; as, a life dedicated to science. [ Narrower terms: { consecrated ( vs. desecrated), consecrate}] Syn: dedicated to( predicate), devoted to( predicate). [ WordNet 1. 5] 91 Moby Thesaurus words for " dedicated": abandoned, afire, altruistic, ardent, beatified, blessed, bound, bound and determined, burning, canonized, committed, consecrated, constant, decided, decisive, definite, determined, devoted, devout, disinterested, earnest, faithful, fast, fervent, fervid, fiery, flaming, hallowed, hearty, heated, hot, hot- blooded, humble, impassioned, in earnest, intense, intent, intent on, loyal, modest, obstinate, on fire, passionate, perfervid, persevering, persistent, purposeful, red- hot, relentless, resolute, resolved, sacrificing, sainted, saintly, sanctified, self- abasing, self- abnegating, self- abnegatory, self- denying, self- devoted, self- effacing, self- forgetful, self- immolating, self- neglectful, self- neglecting, self- renouncing, self- sacrificing, self- unconscious, selfless, serious, set apart, sincere, single- minded, spirited, staunch, steadfast, tenacious, tested, tried, tried and true, true, unacquisitive, unpossessive, unpretentious, unselfish, unsparing of self, vehement, warm, white- hot, wholehearted, zealous
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