英语词汇“sacrifice”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

sacrificesacrifice1 /ˈsækrəˌfaɪs/ ●●○ noun

ETYMOLOGYsacrifice¹

Origin: 1200-1300 Old French Latin sacrificium, from sacer ( ➔ SACRED) + facere to make

COLLOCATIONS► personal sacrifice

Gandhi worked for the independence of India, at great personal sacrifice.

► made ... sacrifices

David’s mother made many sacrifices to send him to college.

► made sacrifices to

They made sacrifices to their gods to keep them happy.

► human sacrifice

The ceremony included a human sacrifice (=a person killed as a sacrifice).

► make the ultimate sacrifice

These soldiers were prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice in defense of freedom.

1[countable, uncountable] the act of deciding not to have or do something valuable or important to you, in order to get something that is more important, especially for someone else: Parenthood often calls for sacrifice. Gandhi worked for the independence of India, at great personal sacrifice. David’s mother made many sacrifices to send him to college.2a)[countable, uncountable] the act of offering something to a god, especially in past times, by killing an animal or a person in a religious ceremony: They made sacrifices to their gods to keep them happy. b)[countable] an object or animal that is killed for a god in a religious ceremony: The ceremony included a human sacrifice (=a person killed as a sacrifice).3literary the ultimate/supreme/final sacrifice the act of dying while you are fighting for something that you strongly believe in: These soldiers were prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice in defense of freedom.4a hit in baseball that you make so that a runner can go ahead to the next base, even though you are out (=not allowed to play anymore at that time)

noun | verb

sacrificesacrifice2 ●●○ verb [transitive]

VERB TABLE

sacrifice

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	sacrifice
	he, she, it	sacrifices
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	sacrificed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have sacrificed
	he, she, it	has sacrificed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had sacrificed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will sacrifice
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have sacrificed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am sacrificing
	he, she, it	is sacrificing
	you, we, they	are sacrificing
Past	I, he, she, it	was sacrificing
	you, we, they	were sacrificing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been sacrificing
	he, she, it	has been sacrificing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been sacrificing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be sacrificing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been sacrificing

COLLOCATIONS► sacrifice his life

Rugiero was willing to sacrifice his life (=die) for his country.

1to give up something valuable or important, in order to get something that you feel is more important, or in order to help someone else: sacrifice something for something Don’t sacrifice your health for your job. Rugiero was willing to sacrifice his life (=die) for his country.sacrifice something to do something Jim sacrificed a promising career to stay home with his kids.2to offer something or someone to a god as a sacrifice