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1.Devote oneself to:致力于;献身于
Commit oneself to:致力于;使自己承担
例:
The leader devoted himself to the whole nation.
这个领袖把自己献身于整个民族。
Lei Feng commit himself to serve the people heart and soul.
雷锋致力于全心全意为人民服务中。
备注:commit oneself to doing坚持
2. Apply oneself to:致力于…
Bend oneself to:致力于;专心于;热衷于
例:
She applied herself to teaching English.
她致力于学习英语。
We will bend ourselves to the completion of our work.
我们将竭力完成我们的工作。
3. Settle down to:专心致志于;安定下来专心于
例:
People there settle down to the embroidery to inheriting the traditional culture.
那儿的人们专心致力于刺绣以传承传统文化。
As Parisians settle down to sleep, trains radiate out across the continent in all direction.
当巴黎人洗洗睡了的时候,前往欧洲大陆各个方向的列车发车了。
备注:Not settle down to不安心
4. Be dedicated in:专心致志于
be absorbed in:专心于;全神贯注于
例:
A fixed part of all phone fees would be dedicated to investment in broadband networks.
所有电话费的固定部分将致力于在宽带网络的投资。
I can’t be absorbed in the reading with such noise.
这么吵得情况下我无法专心于读书 。
5. concentrate on:专注于;集中精力于
Hammer at:敲打;致力于
例:
We should not concentrate on the fact that we failed, but conclude the reason.
我们不应该集中在失败这件事儿上,而是应该总结原因。
He hammered at the study for a long time.
他致力于这项研究好长时间了。
Tom always hammers away at those difficult problems.
Tom总是刻苦钻研那些难题。
备注:hammer away at 刻苦钻研
6. Focus attention on:集中精力于
Immerse oneself in:专心于;全神贯注于
例:
Focus your attention on your book, not outside the windows.
把你们的注意力都放在书上,而不是窗外。
I love the feelings of immerse myself in the reading.
我喜欢把全神贯注于阅读的感觉。