devotion

英 [dɪˈvəʊʃn]

美 [dɪˈvoʊʃn]

n. 挚爱; 关爱; 关照; 奉献; 忠诚; 专心; 热心; 宗教敬拜

复数：devotions　

Collins.1 / BNC.6937 / COCA.6466

牛津词典

noun

挚爱；关爱；关照
great love, care and support for sb/sth
1. His devotion to his wife and family is touching.
  他对妻子和家人的关爱感人至深。
奉献；忠诚；专心；热心
the action of spending a lot of time or energy on sth
1. her devotion to duty
  她对职责的忠诚
2. Her devotion to the job left her with very little free time.
  她全身心投入工作，几乎没有闲暇。
宗教敬拜
prayers and other religious practices

N-UNCOUNT 深爱;挚爱;仰慕
Devotionis great love, affection, or admiration for someone.
1. At first she was flattered by his devotion.
  刚开始他的爱慕让她感到荣幸。
N-UNCOUNT 献身;奉献
Devotionis commitment to a particular activity.
1. ...devotion to the cause of the people and to socialism...
  献身于人民的事业，献身于社会主义
2. I don't mean to keep criticising his devotion to his job.
  我并不是要一再批评他对工作的专注。
N-UNCOUNT （对宗教的）虔诚
Devotionis religious worship or strong religious feeling.
1. He was kneeling by his bed in an attitude of devotion.
  他虔诚地跪在床边。

noun

(usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently)
1. he returned to his devotions
religious zeal
Synonym:idolatryvenerationcultism
commitment to some purpose
1. the devotion of his time and wealth to science
feelings of ardent love
1. their devotion to each other was beautiful
Synonym:devotedness

His transference of devotion from Nicola to Susan was complete.
他对妮古拉的挚爱完全转移到了苏珊身上。
Everybody spoke in praise of her devotion to the cause of education.
大家异口同声地称赞她献身教育事业的精神。
Over the years, she's shown her devotion by abstaining from meat and praying to buddha.
她长年吃斋念佛，可诚心了。
The devotion of his time and wealth to science.
他对科学的时间和健康投入。
Despite his constant protestations of devotion and love, her doubts persisted.
尽管他一直宣称对她的爱忠贞不渝，她仍然心存怀疑。
The spirit consists in whole-hearted devotion to public interests.
这种精神就是一心为公。
He recalled her devotion to her husband during his hour of need.
他回忆起她在丈夫困难之时的忠贞奉献。
I don't mean to keep criticising his devotion to his job.
我并不是要一再批评他对工作的专注。
He spent the whole evening assuring his mother of his love and devotion.
他用了整整一个晚上向母亲表达孝心。
Total devotion to his art.
完全地为他的艺术献身了。