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单词 be sacrificed on the altar of sth
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be sacrificed on the altar of sth

literary

to be destroyed by an activity, system, or belief that is bad but more important or more powerful:

Service and quality have been sacrificed on the altar of profit.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Destroying and demolishing

  • annihilate
  • apocalypse
  • blast
  • blast/blow sb/sth to kingdom come idiom
  • blow, bomb, wipe, etc. sth off the map idiom
  • kill sth off
  • kill the goose that lays the golden egg idiom
  • knock
  • knock sth down
  • knock sth out
  • sacrifice
  • sink
  • smash
  • stave sth in
  • take sb/sth out
  • tear 1
  • tear sth apart
  • tear sth down
  • teardown
  • wipe

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