consecrate

英 ['kɒnsɪkreɪt] 美 ['kɑːnsɪkreɪt]

• v. 供神用；奉献；使神圣
• adj. 被献给神的；神圣的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. 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"
   

Verb:

1. appoint to a clerical posts;

   "he was ordained in the Church"
   

2. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause;

   "She committed herself to the work of God"
   "give one's talents to a good cause"
   "consecrate your life to the church"
   

3. dedicate to a deity by a vow

4. render holy by means of religious rites

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. Who then is willing to consecrate himself this day to the Lord?
   今日有谁乐意将自己献给耶和华呢。
2. A doctor's life is consecrated to curing sick people.
   医生献身于医治病人。
3. I solemnly pledge myself to consecrate my life to the service of humanity.
   我郑重地保证自己要奉献一切为人类服务。
4. Who then is willing to consecrate himself this day to the Lord?
   今日有谁乐意将自己献给耶和华呢。
5. This battle field is consecrated to the memory of the soldiers who died here.
   这个战场被视为圣地以纪念战死在这里的战士。
6. What experience does is merely to confirm and consecrate our confident dream.
   经验之作用无非在于把我们充满自信心的梦境肯定下来，奉为神圣不可侵犯而已。

经典引文

• The custom of the primitive church in consecrating holy virgins..unto the service of God.

  出自： R. Hooker

• If the consecrated bread or wine be all spent..the Priest is to consecrate more.

  出自：Book of Common Prayer

近反义词

【近义词】

• sanctify 使神圣
• bless 保佑
• hallow 使 ... 神圣
• devote 致力于
• dedicate 致力于
• vow 誓约
• commit 犯罪
• give 给
• set apart 分开
• canonize 正式宣布(死者)为圣徒...
• anoint [宗教]涂油使神圣化...
• beatify 使 ... 享福
• deify 神化
• god 神
• apotheosize 尊为神
• promise 诺言
• pledge 发誓
• assign 分配
• apply 应用
• honour 荣誉
• glorify 美化
• esteem 尊敬
• extol 颂扬
• venerate 尊敬
• revere （R~）里维尔（美国马萨...
• celebrate 庆祝
• exalt 赞扬
• praise 赞美
• laud 赞美
• christen 为 ... 施洗礼...
• make 做
• bow down to 屈服于
• holy 神圣的
• bow 弓
• down 向下
• to 对于
• ordinate 纵线
• consecrated 神圣的
• ordain 任命
• order 顺序
• dedicated 专注的

【反义词】

• desecrate 亵渎
• desecrated 动词desecrate的...