sacrifice
noun
verb
ˈsækrɪəfaɪs
noun
1
when
you
decide
not
to
have
something
valuable,
in
order
to
get
something
that
is
more
important
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The
minister
stressed
the
need
for
economic
sacrifice.
部长强调了在经济上作出牺牲的必要性。
The
workforce
were
willing
to
make
sacrifices
in
order
to
preserve
jobs.
雇员为了保住饭碗情愿作出牺牲。
She
brought
three
children
up
single-handedly,
often
at
great
personal
sacrifice
.
她独自一人把三个孩子带大，常常需要作出巨大的个人牺牲。
2
a.
the
act
of
offering
something
to
a
god,
especially
in
the
past,
by
killing
an
animal
or
person
in
a
religious
ceremony
b.
an
animal,
person,
or
object
offered
to
a
god
in
sacrifice
祭品，供品
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They
made
sacrifices
to
ensure
a
good
harvest.
他们举行献祭以保丰收。
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In
those
days,
an
animal
was
offered
as
a
sacrifice
to
God.
那时候把动物作为献给上帝的祭品。
a
human
sacrifice
(=a
person
killed
as
a
sacrifice)
（杀死后）用作祭品的人
3
the final/supreme/ultimate sacrifice
the
act
of
dying
while
you
are
fighting
for
a
principle
or
in
order
to
help
other
people
牺牲生命，捐躯
literary
Captain
Oates
made
the
ultimate
sacrifice
in
a
bid
to
save
his
colleagues.
奥茨上尉为救同僚而牺牲了自己的生命。
verb
4
to
willingly
stop
having
something
you
want
or
doing
something
you
like
in
order
to
get
something
more
important
牺牲，献出
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sacrifice
sth
for
sth
A
Labour
government
chose
to
sacrifice
defence
for
welfare.
有一届工党政府选择了牺牲国防来提高福利。
sacrifice
sth
to
do
sth
He
sacrificed
a
promising
career
to
look
after
his
kids.
他为了照看孩子牺牲了很有前途的事业。
sacrifice
yourself
(for
sth)
mothers
who
sacrifice
themselves
for
their
children
为了子女而牺牲自己的母亲们
5
to
kill
an
animal
or
person
and
offer
them
to
a
god
in
a
religious
ceremony
献祭; 以…作祭品
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