dedicated

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ded·i·cat·ed /ˈdedɪkeɪtɪd/ adjectiveadj

1 WORK HARDsomeone who is dedicated works very hard at what they do because they care a lot about it 满腔热忱的，有奉献精神的

a dedicated and thoughtful teacher

一位富有敬业精神、待人体贴的教师

She is a dedicated socialist.

她是一名坚定的社会主义者。

dedicated to

The Woodland Trust is dedicated to preserving our native woodland.

林区信托基金机构致力于保护我们的天然林区。

2 USE something[only before noun] made for or used for only one particular purpose 专用的

a dedicated graphics processor

专用图形处理器

Examples from the Corpus

dedicated• Janie's a wonderful nurse - completely dedicated.• This price includes adapters, which incorporate dedicated circuitry, for the four sizes of battery.• These packages are dedicated filter design programs.• Richard is a dedicated golfer.• Those who remain, generally with long service, are a dedicated lot, proud of their unique service.• One computer must be set aside as a dedicated network server.• And this is strange because he has been all his working life that representative of law and order, a dedicated policeman.• SunLink Point-to-Point Protocol is designed to let small companies do away with dedicated routers when linking their local area networks.• As a dedicated sportsman, Steven trained every day of the week.• The course is based in a modern, dedicated Studio complex on the Coleraine campus.• Worknet has a staff of 28 people, dedicated to assisting the community in their search for employment or training.• The group is dedicated to the conservation of the environment.• The units will accept a dedicated U/V clarifier system.• The lifeboat service is run by a team of dedicated volunteers.

dedicated to• A group dedicated to saving nature celebrated by planting an oak tree.

From Longman Business Dictionary

dedicatedded·i·cat·ed /ˈdedɪkeɪtɪd/ adjectiveadj [only before a noun]

COMPUTING a dedicated computer, computer system etc is only used for one particular job, such as controlling a particular machine

The data can be accessed by a dedicated machine or a personal computer.

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