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sacrifice

noun
/ˈsækrɪfaɪs/
/ˈsækrɪfaɪs/
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. the fact of giving up something important or valuable to you in order to get or do something that seems more important; something that you give up in this way牺牲;舍弃
    • The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality.这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
    • Her parents made sacrifices so that she could have a good education.为了让她受良好的教育,她的父母作了很多牺牲。
    • to make the ultimate/supreme sacrifice (= to die for your country, to save a friend, etc.)做出最大的牺牲。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • considerable
    • enormous
    verb + sacrifice
    • be
    • make
    • involve
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  2. sacrifice (to somebody) the act of offering something to a god, especially an animal that has been killed in a special way; an animal, etc. that is offered in this way祭献;祭祀;祭献的牲畜;祭品
    • They offered sacrifices to the gods.他们向众神献上祭品。
    • a human sacrifice (= a person killed as a sacrifice)用作祭品的人
    Topics Religion and festivalsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • animal
    • human
    • pagan
    verb + sacrifice
    • perform
    • offer (something as)
    preposition
    • sacrifice to
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  3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin sacrificium; related to sacrificus ‘sacrificial’, from sacer ‘holy’.

sacrifice

verb
/ˈsækrɪfaɪs/
/ˈsækrɪfaɪs/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they sacrifice
/ˈsækrɪfaɪs/
/ˈsækrɪfaɪs/
he / she / it sacrifices
/ˈsækrɪfaɪsɪz/
/ˈsækrɪfaɪsɪz/
past simple sacrificed
/ˈsækrɪfaɪst/
/ˈsækrɪfaɪst/
past participle sacrificed
/ˈsækrɪfaɪst/
/ˈsækrɪfaɪst/
-ing form sacrificing
/ˈsækrɪfaɪsɪŋ/
/ˈsækrɪfaɪsɪŋ/
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  1. [transitive] to give up something that is important or valuable to you in order to get or do something that seems more important for yourself or for another person牺牲;献出
    • sacrifice something for somebody/something She sacrificed everything for her children.她为子女牺牲了一切。
    • The designers have sacrificed speed for fuel economy.设计者为节省燃料牺牲了速度。
    • sacrifice something Would you sacrifice a football game to go out with a girl?你愿意放弃一场足球赛,去跟一个女孩子约会吗?
    • sacrifice something to something In her writing, clarity is sometimes sacrificed to brevity.她的写作有时为追求简短而损害了意思的清晰表达。
    Extra Examples
    • soldiers who sacrificed their lives for their country为国捐躯的士兵们
    • Comfort has been sacrificed for the sake of improved performance.为了提高性能而舍弃了舒适。
    • She was prepared to sacrifice having a family in order to pursue her career.为了追求事业她甘愿放弃成家。
    • He sacrificed a rook in order to win his opponent’s queen.为了赢得对手的女王,他牺牲了一辆车。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • gladly
    • willingly
    verb + sacrifice
    • be forced to
    • be obliged to
    • have to
    preposition
    • for
    • to
    phrases
    • sacrifice something for the sake of something
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  2. [transitive, intransitive] sacrifice (somebody/something) to kill an animal or a person and offer it or them to a god, in order to please the god以(人或动物)作祭献Topics Religion and festivalsc1
  3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin sacrificium; related to sacrificus ‘sacrificial’, from sacer ‘holy’.

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