；牺牲；舍弃；献出 If you sacrifice something that is valuable or important, you give it up, usually to obtain something else for yourself or for other people.
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She sacrificed family life to her career...
她为事业舍弃了家庭。
Her husband's pride was a small thing to sacrifice for their children's security...
为了孩子们的安全，舍弃她丈夫的尊严不算什么。
Kitty Aldridge has sacrificed all for her first film...
姬蒂·奥尔德里奇为自己的首部影片牺牲了一切。
He sacrificed himself and so saved his country.
他牺牲自己，以此拯救了他的祖国。
Sacrifice is also a noun.
She made many sacrifices to get Anita a good education...
为了让安妮塔接受良好的教育，她作出了很多牺牲。
He was willing to make any sacrifice for peace.
他愿意为和平作出任何牺牲。
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[VERB 动词]献祭；以…为祭品 To sacrifice an animal or person means to kill them in a special religious ceremony as an offering to a god.
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The priest sacrificed a chicken...
祭司用一只鸡作祭品。
Two white bulls were sacrificed and a feast was held.
献祭了两头白牛，并举行了盛宴。
Sacrifice is also a noun.
...animal sacrifices to the gods.
祭神的牺牲
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sac·ri·fice/ˈsækrɪfaɪs; NAmEˈsækrɪfaɪs/
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sacrificesacrificessacrificedsacrificingnoun1[countable , uncountable ]the fact of giving up sth 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；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 sacrificesso 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 final/supreme sacrifice(= to die for your country, to save a friend, etc.)牺牲生命2[countable , uncountable ]sacrifice(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 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verb1[transitive ]to give up sth that is important or valuable to you in order to get or do sth that seems more important for yourself or for another person 牺牲；献出sacrificesth for sb/sth ◆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。sacrificesth ◆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？2[transitive , intransitive ]sacrifice(sb/sth) 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sac·ri·fice/ˈsækrɪfaɪs; NAmEˈsækrɪfaɪs/
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sacrificesac‧ri‧fice1 /ˈsækrəfaɪs/ ●●○ noun
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1[countable, uncountable] when you decide not to have something valuable, in order to get something that is more important: The minister stressed the need for economic sacrifice. The workforce were willing to make sacrifices in order to preserve jobs. She brought three children up single-handedly, often at great personal sacrifice.2a)[countable, uncountable] the act of offering something to a god, especially in the past, by killing an animal or person in a religious ceremony: They made sacrifices to ensure a good harvest.b)[countable] an animal, person, or object offered to a god in sacrificesacrifice to In those days, an animal was offered as a sacrifice to God. a human sacrifice (=a person killed as a sacrifice)3literary the final/supreme/ultimate sacrifice the act of dying while you are fighting for a principle or in order to help other people: Captain Oates made the ultimate sacrifice in a bid to save his colleagues.
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1[transitive] to willingly stop having something you want or doing something you like in order to get something more importantsacrifice something for something A Labour government chose to sacrifice defence for welfare.sacrifice something to do something He sacrificed a promising career to look after his kids.sacrifice yourself (for something) mothers who sacrifice themselves for their childrenRegisterIn everyday English, people often say give up rather than sacrifice:· He gave up a promising career to look after his kids.2[intransitive, transitive] to kill an animal or person and offer them to a god in a religious ceremony
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