consecrates

英 [ˈkɒnsɪkreɪts]

美 [ˈkɑːnsɪkreɪts]

v.  祝圣; 圣化; 奉献; 祝圣饼酒; 成圣体; 祝圣神职人员
consecrate的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 为…祝圣;使圣化
  When a building, place, or objectis consecrated, it is officially declared to be holy. When a personis consecrated, they are officially declared to be a bishop.
  1. The church was consecrated in 1234...
     这个教堂于1234年祝的圣。
  2. He defied Pope John Paul II by consecrating four bishops without his approval.
     他违抗教皇约翰·保罗二世的旨意，未经他的批准就给4位主教举行了祝圣仪式。

双语例句

• It is a torture which consecrates.
  这是一种使人圣化的磨难。
• The hotel was built in19 century, every room in this hotel consecrates to a philosopher or a philosophy.
  这家旅馆建于19世纪，每个房间都是献给一位哲学家或者一门哲学。