devote，contribute都有做贡献的意思，下面详细讲解一下这两个词汇的含义及用法。
1.devote v 献身于，致力于，奉献，投入
devote oneself to献身于，致力于，专心于，to 是介词，后面跟名词，代词或动名词作宾语。
He devoted himself to his art. 他献身于艺术。
If you have a job, do devote yourself to it and finally you will succeed. 如果你有一份工作，一定要全身心地投入进去，最后你就会成功。
重点提示：devote后面还可以用表示时间，精力，生命，注意力等的词汇做宾语，常用的有：time，energy，life，resource，attention等。
The best way to succeed is to devote 100%of your time and energy to it. 成功的最好方法就是投入100%的时间和精力。
My neighbor devoted all his spare time toplanting flowers in his garden. 我的邻居把他所有的业余时间都用来在花园里种花。
There's no denying that we should devote more resources to this problem. 无可否认，我们应该在这一问题上投入更多的资源。
devoted adj 忠诚的，挚爱的，全心全意的
His dog became his most devoted friend after the accident. 事故发生后，他的狗成了他最忠实的朋友。
Mother is devoted to children.母亲挚爱着自己的孩子。
He was awarded for his devoted work. 他因全心全意地工作而得到奖励。
devotion n 献身，忠诚，热爱，专心，后面常接介词to。
Everyone thought highly of her devotion tothe cause of education. 大家都高度评价她对教育事业的献身精神。
Leslie Nielsen's devotion to acting is wonderfully inspiring. 莱斯利·尼尔森对表演的投入非常鼓舞人心。（2021浙江卷）
My devotion to reading has never waned. 我对阅读的热爱从未减弱。
2.contribute
①contribute vt/vi 贡献，捐献，捐助
contribute(sth)to/towards sth
He contributed a large sum of money tothe local charity. 他给当地的慈善机构捐了一大笔钱。
Immigrants have contributed to British culture in many ways. 移民在许多方面对英国文化做出了贡献。
②contribute vi 造成，促进
contribute to 贡献，有助于，造成，导致，促使
I think each of us can contribute to the future of our country. 我认为我们每个人都能为国家的未来做出贡献。
According to the research, loneliness can contribute to depression and even crimes. 研究表明，孤独会导致抑郁甚至犯罪。
Arts contribute to cultural development when people gather together to share their experience. 当人们聚在一起分享经验时，艺术有助于文化发展。
③contribute vt/vi 投稿，撰稿
He often contributed to the newspaper when he was young. 他年轻时经常给报纸投稿。
contribution n（可数名词）贡献，捐款，稿件
All the contributions to our school will be gratefully received. 所有对我们学校的捐款，我们将不胜感激。
All the contributions to the magazine will be carefully reviewed. 所有给杂志的投稿都将被仔细审阅。
make a contribution to或make contributions to为…做出贡献，to是介词，后面跟名词，代词，动名词作宾语。
As we all know, he made great contributions to the world. 众所周知，他对世界做出了巨大贡献。
We should make a contribution to protecting the environment. 我们应该为保护环境做出贡献。