sacrifice
柯林斯词典
1. V-T To sacrifice an animal or person means to kill them in a special religious ceremony as an offering to a god. 献祭
The priest sacrificed a chicken. 牧师献祭了一只鸡。
2. N-COUNT Sacrifice is also a noun. 祭品
...animal sacrifices to the gods. …献给众神的动物祭品。
3. V-T If you sacrifice something that is valuable or important, you give it up, usually to obtain something else for yourself or for other people. 舍弃; 牺牲
She sacrificed family life to her career. 她为了她的事业牺牲了家庭生活。
Kitty Aldridge has sacrificed all for her first film. 姬蒂•奥尔德里奇为了她的第一部电影牺牲了一切。
4. N-VAR Sacrifice is also a noun. 舍弃; 牺牲
She made many sacrifices to get Anita a good education. 为了让安尼塔受到良好教育,她做出了很多牺牲。
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sacrifice /ˈsækrɪˌfaɪs/ (sacrificing,sacrificed,sacrifices)
剑桥词典
- She's had to sacrifice a lot for that relationship .
- He's the world's best tennis player but he's sacrificed everything else in his life for it.
- He has sacrificed his personal life for the sake of celebrity .
- Many women sacrifice their own ambitions to put their family first.
- It's the only bit of free time I get in the week and I'm not prepared to sacrifice it.
sacrifice verb (GIVE UP)
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to give up something that is valuable to you in order to help another person
牺牲;献出
Many women sacrifice interesting careers for their families . 许多女性为了家庭牺牲了自己感兴趣的工作。
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sacrifice verb (KILL)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to kill an animal or a person and offer them to a god or gods
献祭;以(人或动物)为祭品