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    sacrifice 的英语意思

    sacrificesacrifice1 /ˈsækrəfaɪs/ noun 查看全部语言翻译1[countable, uncountable] when you decide not to have something valuable, in order to get something that is more important为了得到更重要的东西而放弃有价值之物:  The minister stressed the need for economic sacrifice.部长强调了经济牺牲的必要性。 The workforce were willing to make sacrifices in order to preserve jobs.全体员工愿意做出牺牲以保住工作岗位。 She brought three children up single-handedly, often at great personal sacrifice.她独自抚养三个孩子,往往要付出巨大的个人牺牲。2 a)[countable, uncountable] the act of offering something to a god, especially in the past, by killing an animal or person in a religious ceremony(尤指过去)在宗教仪式中通过宰杀动物或人来向神献祭的行为:  They made sacrifices to ensure a good harvest.他们献祭以祈求丰收。 b)[countable] an animal, person, or object offered to a god in sacrifice作为祭品献给神灵的动物、人或物sacrifice to In those days, an animal was offered as a sacrifice to God.在那个年代,人们将动物作为祭品献给上帝。 a human sacrifice (=a person killed as a sacrifice)人祭(=被作为祭品杀死的人)3literary文学 the final/supreme/ultimate sacrifice the act of dying while you are fighting for a principle or in order to help other people为了某种原则或为了帮助他人而献出生命的行为:  Captain Oates made the ultimate sacrifice in a bid to save his colleagues.奥茨上尉为拯救同伴付出了终极牺牲。
    sacrificesacrifice2 verb 1[transitive] to willingly stop having something you want or doing something you like in order to get something more important为了获得更重要的东西,自愿放弃想要的东西或喜欢做的事情sacrifice something for something A Labour government chose to sacrifice defence for welfare.工党政府选择以国防换取社会福利。sacrifice something to do something He sacrificed a promising career to look after his kids.他放弃了前途光明的事业来照顾孩子。sacrifice yourself (for something) mothers who sacrifice themselves for their children为子女牺牲自我的母亲们Register语体In everyday English, people often say give up rather than sacrifice:· He gave up a promising career to look after his kids.在日常英语中,人们常说 give up 而非 sacrifice:· He gave up a promising career to look after his kids.(他放弃了一份前途光明的工作来照顾孩子。)2[intransitive, transitive] to kill an animal or person and offer them to a god in a religious ceremony在宗教仪式中宰杀动物或人并将其献祭给神灵