| 单词 | sacrifice |
| 释义 | sacrifice —sacrifice /ˈsæk.rɪ.faɪs/ noun [C or U] (GIVING UP) ► C1 the act of giving up something that is valuable to you in order to help someone else: » We had to make sacrifices in order to pay for our children's education.» They cared for their disabled son for 27 years, at great personal sacrifice.Thesaurus+: ↑Stop having or doing something• • • Extra Examples:» You have to make sacrifices if you want to achieve your ambition.» No one raises a family without making a few sacrifices.» It's a career that leaves you with almost no free time and that's a sacrifice I'm not prepared to make.» She supported her husband throughout his 40-year career and at great personal sacrifice.» We make sacrifices now to give our children a better tomorrow.noun [C or U] (KILLING) ► F0 the act of killing an animal or person and offering them to a god or gods, or the animal, etc. that is offered: » The people offered a lamb on the altar as a sacrifice for their sins.Thesaurus+: ↑Killing , ↑Murder and attempted murderThesaurus+: ↑Religious practicesverb [I or T] (KILL) ↑Verb Endings for sacrifice ► F0 to kill an animal or a person and offer them to a god or godsThesaurus+: ↑Killing , ↑Murder and attempted murderThesaurus+: ↑Religious practicesverb [T] (GIVE UP) ↑Verb Endings for sacrifice ► C1 to give up something that is valuable to you in order to help another person: » Many women sacrifice interesting careers for their family.Thesaurus+: ↑Stop having or doing something• • • Extra Examples:» She's had to sacrifice a lot for that relationship.» He's the world's best tennis player but he's sacrificed everything else in his life for it.» He has sacrificed his personal life for the sake of celebrity.» Many women sacrifice their own ambitions to put their family first.» It's the only bit of free time I get in the week and I'm not prepared to sacrifice it. |
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