1.devote

[dɪ'vəʊt]  vt.  致力于，奉献

devotion  n.

He devoted his whole life to scientific research.

他把自己的一生都献给了科学研究。

2

dedicate

['dedɪkeɪt]  vt.  致力于，献身

dedication  n.

As a teacher, I dedicate myself to my work and my students.

作为一名老师，我把自己奉献给了自己的工作和学生。

3

sacrifice

['sækrɪfaɪs]  v. 牺牲

She sacrificed family life to her career.

她为了事业牺牲了家庭生活。

make sacrifices for  为…做出牺牲

4

occupy

['ɒkjʊpaɪ]  v. 占，占领，使忙碌

occupation  n.  占有，职业

Protesting students occupied the university office for two weeks.

抗议的学生占领大学办公室两周了。

On long journeys I occupy myself with solving maths puzzles.

在长长的旅途中我解数学难题来打发时间。

5

attribute

[ə'trɪbjuːt]  vt. 归属，把…归于  n. 属性，特质

Women tend to attribute their success to external causes such as luck.

女性往往把她们的成功归因于外因，如运气

6

contribute

[kən'trɪbjuːt]  v. 贡献，捐献，投稿

Tourism contributes much to the local economy.

旅游业为当地经济做出很大贡献。

She contributes to several magazines.

她给几家杂志投稿。

make contributions to  为…做出贡献

7

distribute

[dɪ'strɪbjuːt]  vt. 分配，散布

distribution  n.

distributor  n. 分销商

Their teacher distributed a review for the exam.

他们老师发了一份考试复习资料。

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endow

[ɪn'daʊ]  vt. 捐赠，赋予，天生具有   

He endowed many teaching buildings for schools or universities.

他为很多大学捐建了教学楼。

People think Jefferson was endowed with great wisdom.

人们认为杰佛逊天生有大智慧。

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donate

[də(ʊ)'neɪt]  v. 捐赠，捐献

donation  n.

David Beckham will donate his wages to children's charity.

贝克汉姆捐出他的工资做儿童慈善。

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sponsor

['spɒnsə]  v. 赞助，发起  n. 赞助人  

We are trying to find companies to sponsor us.

我们正在找公司赞助