Devote (pp. & pt. devoted)
vt.把…奉献（给），把…专用（于）；奉献

She gladly gave up her part-time job to devote herself entirely to her art.
她欣然辞去了兼职工作，全身心地投入到她的艺术中去。
Page upon page is devoted to the chain of events leading to the Prime Minister's resignation.
一页又一页的篇幅都用来描述导致首相辞职的一连串事件。

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Chronic
adj.慢性的；长期的；习惯性的；痼

Anyone who does not believe that smoking is an addiction has never been a chronic smoker.
不相信抽烟能上瘾的人肯定不是老烟民。
One cause of the artist's suicide seems to have been chronic poverty...
那位艺术家自杀的一个原因似乎是极端贫困。
Research and technology are said to be chronically underfunded.
据说为研究和技术方面提供的经费严重不足。

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Smart (pp. & pt. smarted)
adj.聪明的；敏捷的；漂亮的；整齐的
vi.疼痛；感到刺痛；难过
n.创伤；刺痛；疼痛；痛苦
vt.引起…的疼痛（或痛苦、苦恼等）
adv.聪明伶俐地，轻快地，漂亮地

He was smart and well groomed but not good looking...
他仪容整洁，穿戴漂亮，就是人长得不好看。
He dressed very smartly which was important in those days.
他衣冠楚楚——这一点在那个时候很重要。
Buying expensive furniture is not necessarily the smartest move to make.
购买昂贵的家具不见得就是最明智之举。

剧情百科

婚礼是个神圣的地方，幸福的新郎新娘，还有各位嘉宾和...奇葩伴郎！不懂人情世故的Sherlock担任此重则让他的朋友们不得不给他提出意见来缓解发表演说的尴尬。而正好因为他们的预备，才能让婚礼得意继续进行。让我们以诚挚的祝愿祝福John与Marry.

考考你 Q&A
Q: Please use the word or phrase you just learnt to complete the sentence beblow.

1.He is having ______ to conquer his phobia.
他在接受治疗以克服自己的恐惧症。
2.His widow became a virtual _____ for the remainder of her life.
他的寡妻孤寂地度过了余生。

A:本期答案见下期
上期答案：

1.Eade is right to devote several pages to this strange figure.
eade对这个奇怪的人做了些贡献是正确的。
2.Chronic pain is an invisible and agonizing symptom.
慢性疼痛是一种无形的痛苦症状。