rededicate
verb [ T ] (also re-dedicate) uk/ˌriːˈded.ɪ.keɪt/ us/ˌriːˈded.ə.keɪt/
(GIVE TIME/ENERGY)
重新投入
to decide to give your energy, time, money, etc. to something again after a period of time when you gave it to something else
He has chosen to rededicate himself to his own scholarly activities. 他选择重新投身于自己的学术活动。
We rededicate ourselves to the work of building a better and more hopeful world.
He said he wanted to rededicate his party to its historic goal of "equality of opportunity for all".
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- His health problems prompted him to rededicate himself to his religion.
- She asked supporters to rededicate themselves to improving their communities and the nation.
- He introduced a plan to rededicate funding to roads.
(building)
重新奉献
to have a ceremony at which a building or other structure is formally declared for the second, third, etc. time to have a particular purpose, such as to honour
In 992 the monastery was rededicated to Saint Gregory. 992年，修道院被重新献给圣格雷戈里。
The Ancient Greeks tried to rededicate the temple to the god Zeus in 168BC.
Wichita tribal leaders gathered for the rededication of the state historical marker for the Waco Indian Village in 2019.
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- A ceremony was held at the church yesterday to rededicate it and commit to its future restoration.
- Well over one hundred years after its completion, the Athenians rededicated this monument to the Roman Emperor Tiberius.
- Troops triumphantly marched into the temple, ready to rededicate it.