1 giving up sth that is important or valuable to you in order to get or do sth that seems more important; sth that you give up in this way 牺牲(品):
If we're going to have a holiday this year, we'll have to make some sacrifices.我们要作出一些牺牲,才可以在今年度假。
2sacrifice (to sb) the act of offering sth to a god, especially an animal that has been killed in a special way; an animal, etc that is offered in this way 献祭,供奉(尤指以宰杀的牲口);作祭品或供品用的牲口
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/ˈsækrɪfaɪs ||; ˈsækrəˌfaɪs/verb
1 [T] sacrifice sth (for sb/sth) to give up sth that is important or valuable to you in order to get or do sth that seems more important 牺牲;舍弃:
She is not willing to sacrifice her career in order to have children.她不想为了生孩子而放弃自己的事业。
2 [I,T] to kill an animal and offer it to a god, in order to please the god (宰杀牲口)献祭
sacrifice1/ˋsækrə͵faIs; ˈsækrəfaIs or ˈsækrIfaIs/n [C,U] 1 when you give up something important or valuable in order to get something that is more important 牺牲: Her parents made a lot of sacrifices to give her a good education. 她父母为了让她接受良好的教育作出了许多牺牲。2 when something is offered to a god in a ceremony, especially an animal that is killed 献祭〔尤指在宗教仪式中把动物杀死作祭品〕 —sacrificial /͵sækrəˋfIʃəl; ˌsækrəˈfIʃ$l◄ or ˌsækrIˈfIʃ$l◄/adj
sacrifice2v 1 [T] to give up something important or valuable in order to get something else 牺牲﹐献出: sacrifice sth for sth It's not worth sacrificing your health for your job. 为工作而牺牲自己的健康是不值得的。2 [I,T] to offer something, especially an animal, to a god in a ceremony, often by killing it 献祭﹔以…为祭品
sacrificesacrificesacrificessacrificedsacrificingverb (sacrifices, sacrificing, sacrificed)1to stop doing or having something important so that you can help somebody or to get something else: During the war, many people sacrificed their lives for their country.2to kill an animal as a present to a god: They sacrificed a lamb.▶ sacrificenoun: They made a lot of sacrifices to pay for their son to go to university.