高考3500词沉浸式英语听力训练：名总统经典短文解析

形容词慷慨的，大方的; 丰盛的; 肥沃的; 浓厚的

1. （尤指在钱财上）慷慨的，大方的
A generous person gives more of something, especially money, than is usual or expected.

e.g. German banks are more generous in their lending...
德国银行的借贷条件更为宽松。
e.g. The gift is generous by any standards.
无论以哪个标准来衡量，这都是一份厚礼。

形容词抱有希望的; 给人以希望的

名词有成功希望的人

1. (人)抱有希望的，满怀希望的
If you are hopeful, you are fairly confident that something that you want to happen will happen.

e.g. I am hopeful this misunderstanding will be rectified very quickly...
我相信这个误会将很快得到纠正。
e.g. Surgeons were hopeful of saving the sight in Sara's left eye.
外科医生有信心保住萨拉左眼的视力。

形容词忠诚的; 献身的; 挚爱的; 专心的

动词献身于…; 致力于…(devote的过去分词)

1. 深爱的;挚爱的;忠诚的
Someone who is devoted to a person loves that person very much.

e.g. ...a loving and devoted husband...
深情且忠诚的丈夫
e.g. 50 years on, the couple are still devoted to one another.
50年过去了，这对夫妇仍然深爱着彼此。

2. 爱好的;热衷的;致力（于…）的
If you are devoted to something, you care about it a lot and are very enthusiastic about it.

e.g. I have personally been devoted to this cause for many years...
多年来我个人一直一心扑在这项事业上。
e.g. Horace is so devoted to his garden that he hasn't been away for 10 years...
霍勒斯对他的花园太过上心，都有10年没出过远门了。

3. 专用于…的
Something that is devoted to a particular thing deals only with that thing or contains only that thing.

e.g. ...a major touring exhibition devoted to the work of disabled artists.
专门展出残疾人艺术家作品的一个重要巡回展
e.g. The shop is devoted to a new range of accessories.
该商店专营新的一系列配件。

名词原则; 原理; 准则; 道义; 节操; 原则( principle的名词复数 ); 工作原理; [P-]（基督教科学派信奉的）神圣的原理