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单词 sacrificial lamb
释义
sacrificial lamb
noun[Cusually singular]
uk
/ˌsæk.rɪ ˈfɪʃ.əl ˈlæm/us
/ˌsæk.rɪ ˈfɪʃ.əl ˈlæm/
someone or something that is given topeopleinauthorityand isexpectedto beharmedordestroyed,especiallyinordertopreventotherpeopleor things from beingharmedordestroyed:
被牺牲的人（或物），牺牲品
Weknewthedepartmentwould be asacrificiallambwhen thetimecame tocutcosts.我们知道，需要减少成本时这个部门将会成为牺牲品。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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  • denunciation
  • finger
  • impeach
  • incriminate
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(Definition ofsacrificial lambfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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No one should be encouraged to hope that there is asacrificiallambavailable for that purpose.
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He is thesacrificiallamb, although he will be a pretty tough lamb to digest.
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I hope that they will not be thesacrificiallambof the conciliation procedure.
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No longer must they be regarded as thesacrificiallamb.
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The last major area to be cast in the role ofsacrificiallambis the video industry.
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She has not been thesacrificiallambthat the council intended.
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Unless the flesh of that passoversacrificiallambwas consumed, the members of the household would not be saved from death.
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Itkin, who had little name recognition statewide, was considered to be asacrificiallamb.
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One player from each team will be deemed thesacrificiallamb.
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Thesacrificiallambmust wear a harness with their hands tied.
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The other three team members must guide thesacrificiallambthrough an obstacle course.
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He thanked people for coming to his defence, but stressed that he did not want to be seen as a martyr or asacrificiallamb.
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Trottier was initially considered asacrificiallambcandidate; even he initially didn't expect to win.
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But the story soon loses its steam as we know for sure thesacrificiallamb.
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He was considered asacrificiallambfrom the outset of the campaign.
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