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单词 sacrifice
释义
sacrifice
verb
uk
/ˈsæk.rɪ.faɪs/us
/ˈsæk.rə.faɪs/

sacrificeverb(GIVE UP)

C1[T]
to give up something that isvaluableto you inordertohelpanotherperson:
牺牲；献出
Many women sacrificeinterestingcareersfortheirfamilies.许多女性为了家庭牺牲了自己感兴趣的工作。
More examples
  • She's had to sacrifice a lot for thatrelationship.
  • He's the world'sbesttennisplayerbut he's sacrificed everythingelsein hislifefor it.
  • He has sacrificed hispersonallifefor thesakeofcelebrity.
  • Many women sacrificetheirownambitionsto puttheirfamilyfirst.
  • It's the onlybitoffreetimeI get in theweekand I'm notpreparedto sacrifice it.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Stop having or doing something
  • abdicate
  • abdication
  • bail out
  • bandh
  • break withsomething
  • butt out
  • forfeitable
  • forgo
  • forsake
  • forswear
  • ghost
  • give up
  • give up the ghostidiom
  • lose
  • relinquish
  • relinquishment
  • self-denying
  • self-sacrifice
  • self-sacrificing
  • throw
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sacrificeverb(KILL)

[IorT]
tokillananimalor apersonandofferthem to agodorgods
献祭；以（人或动物）为祭品
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Killing
  • -cide
  • abattoir
  • anti-suicide
  • assisted suicide
  • butchery
  • claimsomeone'slifeidiom
  • commit
  • culpable homicide
  • deadly
  • destroy
  • exterminate
  • liquidate
  • misery
  • mortal
  • neutralization
  • neutralize
  • non-fatal
  • overlie
  • poison
  • wring
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Religious practices

Idiom

be sacrificed on the altar ofsomething
sacrifice
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˈsæk.rɪ.faɪs/us
/ˈsæk.rə.faɪs/

sacrificenoun[C or U](GIVING UP)

C1
theactof giving up something that isvaluableto you inordertohelpsomeoneelse:
牺牲；献出
We had tomakesacrifices inordertopayforourchildren'seducation.为了支付孩子们的教育费用，我们不得不作出牺牲。
Theycaredfortheirdisabledsonfor 27years,atgreatpersonalsacrifice.27年来，他们为照料有残疾的儿子作出了巨大的个人牺牲。
More examples
  • You have to make sacrifices if youwanttoachieveyourambition.
  • No oneraisesafamilywithout making a few sacrifices.
  • It's acareerthatleavesyou withalmostnofreetimeand that's a sacrifice I'm notpreparedto make.
  • Shesupportedherhusbandthroughouthis 40-yearcareerand atgreatpersonalsacrifice.
  • We make sacrifices now to giveourchildrenabettertomorrow.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Stop having or doing something
  • abdicate
  • abdication
  • bail out
  • bandh
  • break withsomething
  • butt out
  • forfeitable
  • forgo
  • forsake
  • forswear
  • ghost
  • give up
  • give up the ghostidiom
  • lose
  • relinquish
  • relinquishment
  • self-denying
  • self-sacrifice
  • self-sacrificing
  • throw
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sacrificenoun[C or U](KILLING)

theactofkillingananimalorpersonandofferingthem to agodorgods, or theanimal, etc. that isoffered:
献祭，供奉；祭品，供品
Thepeopleofferedalambon thealtaras a sacrificefortheirsins.人们在祭坛上献祭一头羔羊作为赎罪的祭品。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Killing
  • -cide
  • abattoir
  • anti-suicide
  • assisted suicide
  • butchery
  • claimsomeone'slifeidiom
  • commit
  • culpable homicide
  • deadly
  • destroy
  • exterminate
  • liquidate
  • misery
  • mortal
  • neutralization
  • neutralize
  • non-fatal
  • overlie
  • poison
  • wring
See more results »

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Religious practices

Idiom

make the ultimate/supreme sacrifice
(Definition ofsacrificefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

sacrifice| American Dictionary

sacrifice
verb
us
/ˈsæk·rəˌfɑɪs/

sacrificeverb(GIVE UP)

[T]
to give up something for somethingelseconsideredmoreimportant:
He sacrificed hisvacationstoworkon hisbook.

sacrificeverb(OFFER A LIFE)

[I/T]
toofferthelifeof ananimalor apersonto agodorgodsin thehopeofpleasingthem, usually aspartof aceremony
sacrifice
noun[C/U]
us
/ˈsæk·rəˌfɑɪs/

sacrificenoun[C/U](OFFERING OF LIFE)

theactofofferingthelifeof ananimalor apersonto agodorgodsin thehopeofpleasingthem, or theanimalorpersonthat isoffered:
[U]animal/ritualsacrifice

sacrificenoun[C/U](GIVING UP SOMETHING)

theactof giving up something for somethingelseconsideredmoreimportant:
[C]Myparentsmade many sacrifices topayfor mycollegeeducation.
(Definition ofsacrificefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

sacrifice| Business English

sacrifice
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˈsækrɪfaɪs/us
somethingusefulorimportantthat youchoosenot to do or have, inorderto have something that is moreimportant:
make sacrificesMostworkershave made sacrifices tokeepthecompanyalive.
Theeconomyisstartingtogrowand, after sixyearsof sacrifice, todeliverhigherincomes.
Are thefinancialsavingsworththepersonalsacrifice?
sacrifice
verb[T]
uk
/ˈsækrɪfaɪs/us
tochoosenot to do or have somethingusefulorimportant, inorderto have something that is moreimportant:
Weofferfreeadvicetoolderpeopleon thebestway ofpayingforcarefeeswithout sacrificingsavingsand otherpersonalassets.
sacrifice sth for sthI waspreparedto sacrifice mycareerfor myfamilyand mypersonallife.
sacrifice sth to do sthHe sacrificed hispositionasCEOinordertokeepthecompanygoing.
(Definition ofsacrificefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsacrifice

sacrifice
There were private sacrifices to a particular imperial house or family.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Occasional imprecise splicing can generate new proteins assembled from parts of old ones without sacrificing the original genes.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In sacrificing marriages deemed undesirable and striving for economic independence, women frequently displayed a ' waywardness ' and boldness that signified their growing strength and resilience.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Moreover, this high-cost sugar was only obtained by sacrificing a larger tonnage, with a lower unit cost, in the next harvest.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Failure to do this sacrifices accuracy for simplicity; realities get replaced with poor simulacra of themselves.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They required a solution to the problem of how to minimize the risks of overexposure to princely rule without sacrificing its benefits.
From theCambridge English Corpus
She abruptly sacrifices the passive, feminine world of the vanity table for military action.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There is also the question of "symbolic" sacrifices.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The ' team' comes first, and this ethos demands sacrifices.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Such women should have refrained from extra-pair mating, sacrificing some genetic benefits they might otherwise have obtained.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In many cases believers are not sacrificing at all, but simply (and rationally) exchanging goods or labor for desired services.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Education is prized as a means of getting a position with a good salary and parents make considerable sacrifices for their children11.
From theCambridge English Corpus
An emphasis in section 3 is on how abstraction capabilities can be supported without sacrificing concreteness.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Excepting perhaps the fetuses that are aborted as a result of such a program, no one would be asked to make sacrifices.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Utilitarianism does not, therefore, do justice to what is lost for the individual who sacrifices her own nonmoral commitments.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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