sacrifice

['sækrifais]

n.牺牲, 祭品, 供奉
vt.牺牲, 亏本出售, 供奉
vi.献祭, (棒球)作牺牲一击

n.

1. (供奉神的)祭牲, 祭品; 献祭[C][U]

2. 牺牲; 牺牲的行为[C][U]

Parents often make sacrifices for their children.

父母亲常常为子女作出牺牲。

3. 亏本出售, 大贱卖; 亏本出售的商品[C]

He will sell his house at a sacrifice because he needs money.

因为他缺钱, 他将亏本出售他的房子。

4. 【美】【棒】牺牲打[C]

vt.

1. 牺牲; 献出[(+for)]

I could sacrifice a great deal for a cause.

我能够为一个动机作出巨大牺牲。

2. 亏本出售

He sacrificed his car when he went abroad to work.

他到海外去工作的时候亏本出售了他的汽车。

3. 献祭[(+to)]

The ancient Greeks sacrificed lambs or calves before engaging in battle.

古希腊人参战前都要献祭羔羊或牛犊。

vi.

1. 献祭

2. 【美】【棒】作牺牲打

词形变化

名词: sacrificer | 动词过去式: sacrificed | 动词过去分词: sacrificed | 动词现在分词: sacrificing | 动词第三人称单数: sacrifices |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.牺牲; 放松; 解放

relinquish  release  surrender  yield  waive  forego  lose  forfeit  give up  

同义参见:

loss  spare  cost  forgo  reverence  miss  

英英释义

名词 sacrifice:

the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

同义词：forfeit, forfeiture

personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)

a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value

the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity

同义词：ritual killing

(sacrifice) an out that advances the base runners

动词 sacrifice:

endure the loss of

同义词：give

kill or destroy

sell at a loss

make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals

补充

sacrificesacrifice英:[ˈsækrifais] 美:[ˈsækrəˌfaɪs]n.1.牺牲, 舍身His parents made a lot of sacrifices to make sure he got a good education.他的父母为确保他得到良好的教育而作了很多牺牲。2.献祭, 供奉Before the battle, the commanders ordered the sacrifice of two bullocks to the god of war.打仗之前, 指挥官下令给战神供奉两只小公牛。3.祭品They killed a sheep as a sacrifice.他们宰了一只羊作为祭品。vt. & vi.1.献祭The ancient Greeks sacrificed lambs or calves before engaging in battle.古希腊人在打仗前用羊和小牛作祭品。vt.1.牺牲, 献出Jacelin sacrificed his life to save the child from the fire.杰斯林牺牲自己的生命把孩子从火中救了出来。He sacrificed his holiday to help his brother's business.为了帮助兄弟经商, 他放弃休假。

例句

1. a mother's sacrifices for her children一位母亲为自己的孩子们作出的牺牲 2. He was willing to make any sacrifice for peace.他愿意为和平作出任何牺牲。 3. a law banning the sacrifice of animals禁止用动物献祭的法律 4. Her husband would have to sacrifice his pride for their family's security.为了家人的安全, 她丈夫只好牺牲自己的尊严。 5. The priest sacrificed a chicken.那位祭司用了一只鸡作祭品。 6. to sacrifice an ox用公牛作祭品 7. to sacrifice the goal for joyride为追求享乐而放弃理想 8. to sacrifice oneself for a just cause为正义事业献身 9. to sacrifice one's house for needs因急需现钱而贱价出让房产 10. to sacrifice for the country为祖国而献身 11. they offer sacrifices to the spirits.他们向神灵献祭。 12. [mass noun]the ancient laws of animal sacrifice.关于动物献祭的古代法律。 13. we must all be prepared to make sacrifices.我们大家都必须准备好作出牺牲。 14. the goat was sacrificed at the shrine.这只山羊被用作圣坛上的祭品。 15. working hard doesn't mean sacrificing your social life.努力工作并不意味着牺牲你的社交活动。 16. 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。 17. The war required everyone to make sacrifices.战争要求每个人都做出牺牲。 18. No sacrifice is too great when it comes to her children.只要是为了她的孩子们，做出什么牺牲都可以。 19. He made many personal sacrifices to provide help to the city's homeless people.为了帮助城里无家可归的人，他做出了很多牺牲。 20. He made the final/supreme/ultimate sacrifice [=he died] for his country.他为国捐躯。 21. The war required much sacrifice from everyone.战争要求每个人都做出很多牺牲。 22. He provided help to the city's homeless people at great personal sacrifice (to himself).为帮助城里的无家可归者，他做出了巨大的牺牲。 23. a place where priests performed human/animal sacrifices in ancient rituals在古代仪式上祭司主持人/动物献祭的地方 24. a place where people were offered (up) in sacrifice to the gods把人献祭给神灵的地方 25. The villagers hoped the gods would accept their sacrifice.村民们盼望神灵能接受他们的祭品。 26. The goat was offered as a sacrifice.这只山羊被用作祭品。 27. The runner went to second base on a sacrifice.一记牺牲打后，跑垒员冲向二垒。 28. She's had to sacrifice a lot for her family.为了家庭，她不得已做出很多牺牲。 29. He sacrificed his personal life in order to get ahead in his career.为了事业有成，他牺牲了个人生活。 30. I want to follow a diet that is healthful without sacrificing taste.我想要遵循一种既健康又不失美味的饮食习惯。 31. She was able to ask for their help without sacrificing her dignity.她能够不失尊严地向他们求助。 32. They sacrificed their lives [=they died] for their country.他们为国捐躯了。 33. "She was willing to suffer, sacrifice, and work for success."为了成功，她愿意吃苦，做出牺牲，勤奋工作。 34. a place where people/animals were sacrificed in ancient rituals在古代仪式中人/动物被献祭的地方 35. He sacrificed in his first at bat.他第一次击球时做了牺牲打。 36. The runner was sacrificed to second base.借一记牺牲打，跑垒员进到二垒。