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