sacrifice
- n.牺牲;祭祀;祭品;祭献;舍弃;祭献的牲畜
- v.牺牲;献出;以(人或动物)作祭献
复数： sacrifices 过去式： sacrificed 现在分词： sacrificing 过去分词： sacrificed 第三人称单数： sacrifices
sacr 神圣的 + fic 做,制作
sacrificenoun
牺牲；舍弃
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
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 sacrifices so 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
祭献；祭祀；祭献的牲畜；祭品
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
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
verb
牺牲；献出
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
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。
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？
以（人或动物）作祭献
to kill an animal or a person and offer it or them to a god, in order to please the god
sacrifice
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VERB 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.She sacrificed family life to her career...
她为事业舍弃了家庭。
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VERB 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.The priest sacrificed a chicken...
祭司用一只鸡作祭品。
noun
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- (baseball) an out that advances the base runners
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- the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
- Synonym: forfeit forfeiture
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- the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
- Synonym: ritual killing
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- personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
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- a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value
- he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice
verb
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- kill or destroy
- The animals were sacrificed after the experiment
- The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment
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- make a sacrifice of;in religious rituals
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- endure the loss of
- He gave his life for his children
- I gave two sons to the war
- Synonym: give
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- sell at a loss
数据来源：WordNet
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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。
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You don 't have to sacrifice environmental protection to promote economic growth
不必为了促进经济增长而牺牲环境保护。
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Her parents made sacrifices so 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。
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She emphasized that their plan would mean sacrifices and hard work .
她强调说他们的计划将意味着牺牲和辛勤工作。
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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？
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The translation sacrifices naturalness for the sake of accuracy .
这篇译文为求准确而不惜牺牲自然流畅。
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They offered sacrifices to the gods .
他们向众神献上祭品。
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Sacrifices were made to propitiate the gods .
人们供奉祭品以求神灵息怒。
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No one is worth a great deal of sacrifice
没有谁值得付出重大的牺牲。
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He said the task of reconstruction would demand much patience , hard work and sacrifice
他说重建任务将需要付出极大的耐心、艰辛和牺牲。
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We sacrifice our personal lives to our work
我们为工作牺牲了私人生活。
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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。
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She sacrificed family life to her career
她为事业舍弃了家庭。
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Two white bulls were sacrificed and a feast was held .
献祭了两头白牛，并举行了盛宴。
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Any hostages in the firing line would have been sacrificed
任何射击线上的人质就都会成为牺牲品。
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He sacrificed himself and so saved his country .
他牺牲自己，以此拯救了他的祖国。
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The great magicians of old always invoked their gods with sacrifice .
旧时一些有名的巫师经常以祭品祈求他们所供奉神灵的助佑。
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Most have worked their guts out and made sacrifices .
大部分人都拼命工作，作出了很大的牺牲。
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He sacrificed his own career so that his avaricious brother could succeed .
他牺牲了自己的事业，这样他贪婪的弟弟才能成功。
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The analysts applaud the cuts in marginal businesses , but insist the company must make deeper sacrifices
分析家们赞同削减边缘业务，但坚持认为公司必须作出更大牺牲。
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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。
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Others promised to ' shed our blood and sacrifice our lives to oppose the invaders ' .
其他人承诺要“抛头颅、洒热血、抗击侵略者”。
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The days of the dutiful wife , who sacrifices her career for her husband , are over .
贤妻为了丈夫而牺牲自己事业的时代已经结束了。
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Should motherhood necessarily mean sacrifice and self-denial ?
做母亲就一定要牺牲和忘我吗？
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Napoleon 's army was sacrificed on the altar of folly in the disastrous Russian campaign .
在灾难性的俄国战役中，拿破仑的军队成了这一愚蠢之举的牺牲品。
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The priest sacrificed a chicken
祭司用一只鸡作祭品。
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Cooking up a quick dish doesn 't mean you have to sacrifice flavour . Nor does fast food have to be junk food .
烹饪快餐并不意味着牺牲风味，快餐也不见得就一定是垃圾食品。
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She sacrificed a promising career to take care of her family .
她为了照顾家庭而牺牲了很有前途的事业。
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A mother will sacrifice her life for her children .
母亲将会舍身救自己的孩子。
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The President called on his people to make sacrifices for the good of their country .
总统号召人民为国家的利益作出牺牲。