1 sacrifice /ˈsækrəˌfaɪs/ noun plural sacrifices
plural sacrifices
Learner's definition of SACRIFICE
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: the act of giving up something that you want to keep especially in order to get or do something else or to help someone犧牲 [count]
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The war required everyone to make sacrifices.戰爭要求每個人都做出犧牲。
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No sacrifice is too great when it comes to her children.只要是爲了她的孩子們,做出什麽犧牲都可以。
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He made many personal sacrifices to provide help to the city's homeless people.爲了幫助城裏無家可歸的人,他做出了很多犧牲。
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He made the final/supreme/ultimate sacrifice [=he died] for his country.他爲國捐軀。
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2
a : an act of killing a person or animal in a religious ceremony as an offering to please a god(殺人或動物)獻祭 [count]
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b [count] : a person or animal that is killed in a sacrifice(人或動物被殺死用作)祭品,供品 2 sacrifice /ˈsækrəˌfaɪs/ verb
sacrifices; sacrificed; sacrificing
2 sacrifice
/ˈsækrəˌfaɪs/
verb
sacrifices; sacrificed; sacrificing
Learner's definition of SACRIFICE
1
: to give up (something that you want to keep) especially in order to get or do something else or to help someone爲…而放棄;爲…做出犧牲;獻出 [+ object]
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She's had to sacrifice a lot for her family.爲了家庭,她不得已做出很多犧牲。
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He sacrificed his personal life in order to get ahead in his career.爲了事業有成,他犧牲了個人生活。
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I want to follow a diet that is healthful without sacrificing taste.我想要遵循一種既健康又不失美味的飲食習慣。
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She was able to ask for their help without sacrificing her dignity.她能夠不失尊嚴地向他們求助。
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They sacrificed their lives [=they died] for their country.他們爲國捐軀了。
[no object]
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[+ object] : to kill (a person or animal) in a religious ceremony as an offering to please a god獻祭;以…爲祭品 3 baseball
a [no object] : to make a sacrifice bunt做犧牲打 b [+ object] : to cause (a base runner) to go to the next base by making a sacrifice bunt以犧牲打使(跑壘員)上壘 —
usually used as (be) sacrificed通常用作(be) sacrificed