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devote to phrasal verb
⇨ spend 2spend2 verb spend money 花钱spend time 花时间spend ♦︎ occupy ♦︎ take up sth ♦︎ devote sth to sth ♦︎ pass ♦︎ fill ♦︎ while sth awayThese words all mean to use time for a particular purpose. 这些词均表示使用或度过时间。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆time is occupied / taken up with sth◆to spend / occupy / take up / devote / pass / fill / while away (the) time◆to spend / occupy / take up / devote / pass / fill / while away an hour / a couple of hours■ spend (spent, spent) [transitive] to use time for a particular purpose 花（时间）；度过◆We spent the weekend in Paris.我们在巴黎度过了周末。◆How do you spend your spare time?你业余时间做什么？◆How long did you spend on your homework?你做家庭作业用了多长时间？◆Most of her life was spent in caring for others.她大半辈子的时间都用来照顾别人了。■ occupy [transitive] (rather formal) (especially of an activity) to use an amount of time （尤指活动）占用，使用（时间）◆Administrative work occupies half of my time.行政事务占用了我一半的时间。ⓘ It is usually an activity that occupies sb's time, rather than a person, except in formal language. * occupy表示“占用时间”时通常以活动而非以人作主语，但在正式语言中除外◆ (formal) How do you occupy your time?你一般都做什么？ ■ ˌtake ˈup sth phrasal verb (took, taken) (sometimes disapproving) to use an amount of time 占用（时间）◆Her time is fully taken up with writing.她的时间都被写作占据了。ⓘ Take up sth is sometimes used when the speaker disapproves or regrets that time is being used in this way. * take up sth有时表示说话者不赞成或后悔时间被这样占用◆I won't take up any more of your time.我不会再占用你的时间了。 ■ devote sth to sth phrasal verb to give an amount of time or attention completely to sb/sth 把（时间或精力）用于◆I could only devote two hours a day to work on the project.我一天只能在这个项目上花两个小时。◆Many women devote years of their lives to bringing up children.许多妇女把一生中多年的时间用在抚养孩子上。■ pass [transitive] to spend time, especially when you are bored or waiting for sth 消磨；度过；打发◆We sang songs to pass the time.我们用唱歌来打发时间。■ fill [transitive] to use up a particular period of time doing sth 耗去；打发；消磨◆How do you fill your day now that you've retired?你已经退休了，那怎样打发日子呢？■ ˌwhile sth aˈway phrasal verb to spend time in a pleasant lazy way, especially while you are waiting for sth else to happen 逍遥自在地度过，消磨（时间）◆We whiled away the time reading and chatting.我们用读书和聊天来消磨时间。 |