n.(名词)

1. 祭品，献祭，祭牲，供奉，供品
2. 牺牲，舍身，献身，牺牲的行为
3. 亏本出售的商品； 亏本出售，大贱卖
4. 【棒】牺牲打
5. 损失
6. 【宗】基督的献身；圣餐
7. 【桥牌】牺牲叫牌

v.(动词)

1. 牺牲；让...做出牺牲
2. 献祭，作祭品，祭祀，以作祭献
3. 献出，把...奉献给...
4. 亏本出售，廉价卖出，贱卖
5. 【棒】作牺牲打
6. 【桥牌】做牺牲叫

n.(名词)

1. [U] [C] 牺牲,舍身 loss or giving up of sth of value, especially for what is believed to be a good purpose
2. [C] 献祭,供奉 offering of sth valuable, often a slaughtered animal, to a god
3. [C] 祭品 such an offering; thing offered in this way

v.(动词)

1. vt. 以…作为祭品 give or offer (sth) as a sacrifice to a god
2. vt. 牺牲 give up as a sacrifice
3. vt. 贱卖 sell at a loss

Noun:

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

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

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

   "he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice"
   

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

5. (baseball) an out that advances the base runners

Verb:

1. endure the loss of;

   "He gave his life for his children"
   "I gave two sons to the war"
   

2. kill or destroy;

   "The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"
   "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment"
   

3. sell at a loss

4. make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals

1.牺牲;舍弃;献出
If yousacrifice something that is valuable or important, you give it up, usually to obtain something else for yourself or for other people.

e.g. She sacrificed family life to her career...
她为事业舍弃了家庭。
e.g. Her husband's pride was a small thing tosacrifice 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。

2.献祭;以…为祭品
Tosacrifice an animal or person means to kill them in a special religious ceremony as an offering to a god.

e.g. The priest sacrificed a chicken...
祭司用一只鸡作祭品。
e.g. Two white bulls were sacrificed and a feast was held.
献祭了两头白牛，并举行了盛宴。

1. sacrifice

1. 奉献：救世军华人堂傅三川少校接受本刊访问时说婚姻和同居不同,婚姻并不是比起同居多了一纸保证而已,婚姻是对双方的承诺(commitments),奉献(sacrifice)及对双方的忠贞(loyalty).

2. 牺牲--犧牲：宗教的牺牲牺牲(sacrifice)是人类用物供来敬神谢神以及和解神之愤恨的媒介物. 做牺供的东西,通常是照各人的能力,选取最好的果实、最美的花卉、最肥的家畜. 有时则请神灵和人类同吃一顿;神灵吸其蒸气中的供物元素,人则 吃其供物的实质.

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4.sacrifice：sac.; 牺牲品

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

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

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？

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。

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。

It was the last thing to go and I knew what a sacrifice it was.

那是最不能卖掉的东西,我明白那是多大的牺牲. ”

He did not hesitate to sacrifice his all for protecting his motherland.

他为保卫祖国不惜牺牲自己的一切.

It includes a general average expenditure as well as a general average sacrifice.

它包括共同海损牺牲和共同海损费用.

He was forced to sacrifice his house.

他被迫廉价出售他的房子.

You absolutely cannot sacrifice sleep and expect to have a good memory the next day.

你绝对不要牺牲睡眠,还妄想第二天能够有个好的记忆力.

A mother will sacrifice her life for her children.

为了孩子,一个母亲可以献出她自己的生命.

We know how to work, to sacrifice, and to fight.

我们懂得如何去工作,去战斗, 去作出牺牲.

He decided to sacrifice a trip for a new house.

为了购买新房子,他决定放弃旅行.

Relatively few people are prepared to sacrifice up to a third of their holidays for the pleasure of travelling on a ship.

相对地讲很少有人肯牺牲三分之一的假日,来换取船上旅行的快乐.

They killed a sheep as a sacrifice.

他们宰了一只羊作为祭品.

It's wrong to sacrifice quality to quantity.

牺牲质量去追求数量是错误的.

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.

He is ready to sacrifice inclination to his country.

为了祖国的利益他乐于牺牲个人所好.

I would never dream of asking you to make such a sacrifice.

我决没想到要你做出这样的牺牲.

He would rather sacrifice his life than see damage done to state property.

他宁可牺牲自己的生命,也不肯看到国家财产受到损失.

To emancipate all mankind, we will balk at no sacrifice . even that of our lives.

为了全人类的解放, 即使牺牲生命也在所不惜.

The ogre demanded the annual sacrifice of a young village lass to satisfy his blood lust.

这个食人巨妖要求村里每年献祭一个少女来满足他的嗜血欲.

1. There were complaints that it was demanding too much sacrifice on the part of ordinary people.
   人们报怨要老百姓作出的牺牲太多了。
2. 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做了很多牺牲。
3. 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。
4. They killed a sheep as a sacrifice.
   他们宰了一只羊作为祭品。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

1. Abraham was about to sacrifice Issac.
   亚伯拉罕正要用艾瑟克作祭品。
2. They sacrificed cattle, sheep and pigs.
   他们以三牲为祭品。
3. The ancient Greeks sacrificed lambs or calves before engaging in battle.
   古希腊人在打仗前用羔羊或小牛作祭品。
4. She must sacrifice herself; there was no other way.
   她必须牺牲自己,除此之外别无他法。
5. They'll not readily sacrifice their freedom of the press.
   他们不会轻易放弃自己的新闻自由。
6. I need the money and I'm having to sacrifice my car.
   我需要钱,因此我准备廉价出售我的汽车。
7. As he was in need of money, he was forced to sacrifice the furniture.
   因为需要钱,他只好将家具折本出售。
8. The owner sacrificed her horses.
   马主把她的马匹廉价卖出去了。
9. 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。
10. Cage sacrificed her pleasure and pastime to look after the old man.
    凯奇牺牲自己的娱乐和消遣时间去照料这位老人。
11. He sacrificed his holiday to help his brother's business.
    为了帮助兄弟经商,他放弃休假。
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12. The old houses had to be sacrificed to make room for modern buildings.
    为了腾出地皮来盖现代化的楼房,这些旧房只好拆除。

sacrifice for (v.+prep.)

为…而牺牲〔放弃〕 lose (sth) or give up for (sb/sth)
sacrifice sth for sb/sth

A mother will sacrifice her life for her children.

为了孩子,一个母亲可以献出她自己的生命。

He decided to sacrifice a trip for a new house.

他为了购买新房,决定放弃旅行。

He sacrificed a promising career for a momentary fancy.

他因一时心血来潮而失去了一个颇有发展前途的职业。

They sacrificed their lives for the sake of freedom.

他们为争取自由而献出了生命。

sacrifice to (v.+prep.)

为…牺牲〔奉献…〕; 舍弃…以得到… give up; yield (sth or oneself) in favour of (sth/sb else); lose (sth) in order to get (sth else)He has sacrificed himself to the nation's interest.他为了国家的利益而牺牲了自己。

动词+～

• sacrifice%20to">fall a sacrifice to成为…的牺牲品
• sacrifice">fear no sacrifice不怕牺牲
• sacrifice">make〔offer〕 a sacrifice作出牺牲

形容词+～

• sacrifice">great〔useless〕 sacrifice巨大〔无用〕的牺牲
• sacrifice">needless〔unnecessary〕 sacrifice不必要的牺牲

介词+～

• sacrifice">at any sacrifice不惜任何牺牲
• sacrifice%20of%20principles">by the sacrifice of principles牺牲原则
• sacrifice%20of%20time">with a great sacrifice of time牺牲很多时间

～+介词

• sacrifice%20for">sacrifice for为…作出牺牲
• sacrifice%20of%20lives">sacrifice of lives献出生命

～+名词

• sacrifice%20one%27s%20pleasures">sacrifice one's pleasures牺牲某人的娱乐
• sacrifice%20one%27s%20time">sacrifice one's time牺牲某人的时间

～+副词

• sacrifice%20bloodlessly">sacrifice bloodlessly不流血地牺牲
• sacrifice%20deliberately">sacrifice deliberately故意贱卖
• sacrifice%20economically">sacrifice economically便宜地卖
• sacrifice%20fatally">sacrifice fatally注定要牺牲
• sacrifice%20heartlessly">sacrifice heartlessly残忍地贱卖
• sacrifice%20heroically">sacrifice heroically英勇牺牲
• sacrifice%20personally">sacrifice personally个人牺牲
• sacrifice%20readily">sacrifice readily轻易放弃
• sacrifice%20shamefully">sacrifice shamefully无耻地贱卖
• sacrifice%20supremely">sacrifice supremely极大地牺牲

～+介词

• sacrifice%20for">sacrifice for为…而牺牲〔放弃〕
• sacrifice%20one%27s%20future%20for">sacrifice one's future for为了…而牺牲自己的前途
• sacrifice%20one%27s%20life%20for">sacrifice one's life for为…牺牲自己的生命
• sacrifice%20oneself%20for%20a%20just%20cause">sacrifice oneself for a just cause为正义事业而献身
• sacrifice%20one%27s%20life%20for%20the%20country">sacrifice one's life for the country为国捐躯
• sacrifice%20oneself%20for%20the%20sake%20of%20one%27s%20children">sacrifice oneself for the sake of one's children为了子女牺牲了自己
• sacrifice%20to">sacrifice to向…献祭,把…贡献给,为…而牺牲
• sacrifice%20beauty%20to%20accuracy">sacrifice beauty to accuracy(文章)为了准确宁可不美
• sacrifice%20an%20animal%20to%20the%20gods">sacrifice an animal to the gods向神献祭动物
• sacrifice%20to%20idols">sacrifice to idols供奉偶像
• sacrifice%20public%20interest%20to%20the%20private">sacrifice public interest to the private损公肥私
• sacrifice%20polish%20to%20speed">sacrifice polish to speed为追求速度而放弃对文字的推敲润饰

• The river could be persuaded not to flood by the sacrifice of a black goat.

  出自：J. G. Farrell

• The Spartans..sacrificed horses to him.

  出自：J. G. Frazer

v.(动词)

1. sacrifice用作名词时基本意思是“祭品”,转化为动词意为“以…作为祭品”,引申可表示某人为了更重要、更珍贵的人或理想而“奉献”或“牺牲”自己的利益、事业等,含有自我克制的意味,有时还可表示“贱卖”。
2. sacrifice只用作及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。表示“为…牺牲”时,常与介词for或to连用。可用于被动结构。
3. sacrifice还常接动词不定式作目的状语。

v.(动词)

sacrifice, forgo

这组词都可表示“放弃”。它们之间的区别是:前者指为某种目的而舍弃自己的生命或权利; 后者指根据某种原则自动放弃,或因某种原因而失去。试比较以下两个句子的含义:

The soldiers were willing to sacrifice their lives for their country.

士兵们甘愿为国捐躯。

The actors forwent their pay for the benefit performance.

演员们不要报酬参加义演。

• ☆ 13世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自古法语的sacrifise，意为祭祀品；最初源自拉丁语的sacrificium，意为祭祀。