sacrifice
sacrifice 英 [ˈsækrɪfaɪs] 美 [ˈsækrəˌfaɪs]
n. 牺牲；祭品； vt. 牺牲；献祭
进行时:sacrificing 过去式:sacrificed 过去分词:sacrificed 第三人称单数:sacrifices 名词复数:sacrifices
- A sacrifice is a loss or something you give up, usually for the sake of a better cause. Parents sacrifice time and sleep to take care of their children, while kids might sacrifice TV time to hang out with mom and dad.
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- n. 牺牲；祭品；
- vt. 牺牲；献祭
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1. 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。
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2. to make the final sacrifice
牺牲生命
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3. They offered sacrifices to the gods.
他们向众神献上祭品。
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4. a human sacrifice
用作祭品的人
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5. She sacrificed everything for her children.
她为子女牺牲了一切。
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6. The designers have sacrificed speed for fuel economy.
设计者为节省燃料牺牲了速度。
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7. 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？
- sacrifice (n.) late 13c., "offering of something (especially a life) to a deity as an act of propitiation or homage;" mid-14c., "that which is offered in sacrifice," from Old French sacrifise "sacrifice, offering" (12c.), from Latin sacrificium, from sacrificus "performing priestly functions or sacrifices," from sacra "sacred rites" (properly neuter plural of sacer "sacred;" see sacred) + combining form of facere "to make, to do" (from PIE root *dhe- "to set, put").
- sacrifice (v.) c. 1300, "to offer something (to a deity, as a sacrifice)," from sacrifice (n.). Meaning "surrender, give up, suffer to be lost" is from 1706. Related: Sacrificed; sacrificing. Agent noun forms include sacrificer, sacrificator (both 16c., the latter from Latin); and sacrificulist (17c.).
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