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

sac•ri•fice n., v., -ficed, -fic•ing.
n.

the offering of life or of some object to a deity, as for forgiveness or worship:[uncountable]Their practices included human sacrifice.
[countable] the person, animal, or thing that is so offered.
the giving up or destruction of something important for the sake of something having higher claim: [countable]making many sacrifices for her children.[uncountable]the sacrifice of time with his children just for his work.

v. [~ + object]

to make a sacrifice of.
to surrender, give up, or destroy for the sake of something else:He sacrificed most of his vacation time to finish the job.

sac•ri•fi•cial adj.

sac•ri•fice n., v., -ficed, -fic•ing.
n.

the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage.
the person, animal, or thing so offered.
the surrender or destruction of something prized or desirable for the sake of something considered as having a higher or more pressing claim.
the thing so surrendered or devoted.
a loss incurred in selling something below its value.
SportAlso called sac′rifice bunt′, sac′rifice hit′. [Baseball.]a bunt made when there are fewer than two players out, not resulting in a double play, that advances the base runner nearest home without an error being committed if there is an attempt to put the runner out, and that results in either the batter's being put out at first base, reaching first on an error made in the attempt for the put-out, or being safe because of an attempt to put out another runner.

v.t.

to make a sacrifice or offering of.
to surrender or give up, or permit injury or disadvantage to, for the sake of something else.
to dispose of (goods, property, etc.) regardless of profit.
Sport[Baseball.]to cause the advance of (a base runner) by a sacrifice.

v.i.

Sport[Baseball.]to make a sacrifice:He sacrificed with two on and none out.
to offer or make a sacrifice.

Latin sacrificium, equivalent. to sacri- (combining form of sacer holy) + -fic-, combining form of facere to make, do¹ + -ium -ium; (verb, verbal) Middle English sacrifisen, derivative of the noun, nominal
Old French
(noun, nominal) Middle English 1225–75

sac′ri•fice′a•ble, adj.
sac′ri•fic′er, n.

8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged relinquish, forgo, renounce.

sacrifice /ˈsækrɪˌfaɪs/ n

a surrender of something of value as a means of gaining something more desirable or of preventing some evil
a ritual killing of a person or animal with the intention of propitiating or pleasing a deity
a symbolic offering of something to a deity
the person, animal, or object surrendered, destroyed, killed, or offered
loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value
the act or an instance of sacrificing a piece

to make a sacrifice (of); give up, surrender, or destroy (a person, thing, etc)
to permit or force one's opponent to capture (a piece) freely, as in playing a combination or gambit: he sacrificed his queen and checkmated his opponent on the next move

Etymology: 13th Century: via Old French from Latin sacrificium, from sacer holy + facere to make

ˈsacriˌficer n

单词	sacrifice
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 sac•ri•fice /ˈsækrəˌfaɪs/USA pronunciation n., v., -ficed, -fic•ing. n. the offering of life or of some object to a deity, as for forgiveness or worship:[uncountable]Their practices included human sacrifice. [countable] the person, animal, or thing that is so offered. the giving up or destruction of something important for the sake of something having higher claim: [countable]making many sacrifices for her children.[uncountable]the sacrifice of time with his children just for his work. v. [~ + object] to make a sacrifice of. to surrender, give up, or destroy for the sake of something else:He sacrificed most of his vacation time to finish the job. sac•ri•fi•cial /ˌsækrəˈfɪʃəl/USA pronunciation adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 sac•ri•fice (sak′rə fīs′),USA pronunciation n., v., -ficed, -fic•ing. n. the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage. the person, animal, or thing so offered. the surrender or destruction of something prized or desirable for the sake of something considered as having a higher or more pressing claim. the thing so surrendered or devoted. a loss incurred in selling something below its value. SportAlso called sac′rifice bunt′, sac′rifice hit′. [Baseball.]a bunt made when there are fewer than two players out, not resulting in a double play, that advances the base runner nearest home without an error being committed if there is an attempt to put the runner out, and that results in either the batter's being put out at first base, reaching first on an error made in the attempt for the put-out, or being safe because of an attempt to put out another runner. v.t. to make a sacrifice or offering of. to surrender or give up, or permit injury or disadvantage to, for the sake of something else. to dispose of (goods, property, etc.) regardless of profit. Sport[Baseball.]to cause the advance of (a base runner) by a sacrifice. v.i. Sport[Baseball.]to make a sacrifice:He sacrificed with two on and none out. to offer or make a sacrifice. Latin sacrificium, equivalent. to sacri- (combining form of sacer holy) + -fic-, combining form of facere to make, do¹ + -ium -ium; (verb, verbal) Middle English sacrifisen, derivative of the noun, nominal Old French (noun, nominal) Middle English 1225–75 sac′ri•fice′a•ble, adj. sac′ri•fic′er, n. 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged relinquish, forgo, renounce. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sacrifice /ˈsækrɪˌfaɪs/ n a surrender of something of value as a means of gaining something more desirable or of preventing some evil a ritual killing of a person or animal with the intention of propitiating or pleasing a deity a symbolic offering of something to a deity the person, animal, or object surrendered, destroyed, killed, or offered loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value the act or an instance of sacrificing a piece vb to make a sacrifice (of); give up, surrender, or destroy (a person, thing, etc) to permit or force one's opponent to capture (a piece) freely, as in playing a combination or gambit: he sacrificed his queen and checkmated his opponent on the next move Etymology: 13th Century: via Old French from Latin sacrificium, from sacer holy + facere to make ˈsacriˌficer n
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