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IELTS BNC: 5282 COCA: 4068

sacrifice

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Related topics: Religion
sac·ri·fice1 /ˈsækrəfaɪs/ ●●○ noun  
1 GIVE[countableC, uncountableU] when you decide not to have something valuable, in order to get something that is more important 牺牲
 The minister stressed the need for economic sacrifice.
部长强调了在经济上作出牺牲的必要性。
 The workforce were willing to make sacrifices in order to preserve jobs.
雇员为了保住饭碗情愿作出牺牲。
 She brought three children up single-handedly, often at great personal sacrifice.
她独自一人把三个孩子带大,常常需要作出巨大的个人牺牲。
2 RR
a) [countableC, uncountableU] the act of offering something to a god, especially in the past, by killing an animal or person in a religious ceremony 献祭〔尤指旧时在宗教仪式中把动物或人杀死作祭品〕
 They made sacrifices to ensure a good harvest.
他们举行献祭以保丰收。
b) [countableC] an animal, person, or object offered to a god in sacrifice 祭品,供品
sacrifice to
 In those days, an animal was offered as a sacrifice to God.
那时候把动物作为祭品献给上帝。
 a human sacrifice (=a person killed as a sacrifice)
人祭
3 the final/supreme/ultimate sacrifice DIEthe act of dying while you are fighting for a principle or in order to help other people 牺牲生命,捐躯
 Captain Oates made the ultimate sacrifice in a bid to save his colleagues.
奥茨上尉为救同僚而牺牲了自己的生命。
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Examples from the Corpus
Related topics: Religion
sacrifice2 ●●○ verb  
1 [transitiveT]GIVE to willingly stop having something you want or doing something you like in order to get something more important 牺牲,献出
sacrifice something for something
 A Labour government chose to sacrifice defence for welfare.
有一届工党政府选择牺牲国防来提高福利。
sacrifice something to do something
 He sacrificed a promising career to look after his kids.
他为了照看孩子牺牲了很有前途的事业。
sacrifice yourself (for something)
 mothers who sacrifice themselves for their children
为了子女而牺牲自己的母亲们
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In everyday English, people often say give up rather than sacrifice: 在日常英语中,人们经常说give up,而不说sacrifice
He gave up a promising career to look after his kids.
他为照看孩子放弃了很有前途的事业。
2. [intransitiveI, transitiveT]RR to kill an animal or person and offer them to a god in a religious ceremony 献祭;以作祭品
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From Longman Business Dictionary
sacrificesac·ri·fice1 /ˈsækrəfaɪs/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]
something valuable that you decide not to have, in order to get something that is more important
The directors are willing to make certain sacrifices to make the company financially viable.
Lawyers who choose to work in smaller firms often make a substantial economic sacrifice.
sacrificesacrifice2 verb [transitiveT]
to willingly stop having something you want or doing something you like in order to get something more important
sacrifice something for
The self-employed sacrifice security for the power to regulate their own careers.
sacrifice something to do something
In order to stay competitive, the company has had to sacrifice profit margins.
Origin sacrifice1
(1200-1300) Old French Latin sacrificium, from sacer ( → SACRED) + facere to make
IELTS BNC: 5282 COCA: 4068
sacrifice

noun¹

1giving sth up放棄ADJECTIVE | VERB + SACRIFICE ADJECTIVEbig, considerable, enormous, great, heavy, huge, real, tremendous重大犧牲;巨大犧牲financial, personal經濟上的/個人犧牲heroic, noble英勇的/崇高的犧牲final, supreme, ultimate獻出生命;最重大的犧牲Soldiers who die for their country have made the supreme sacrifice.那些為國捐軀的士兵們作出了最大的犧牲。VERB + SACRIFICEbe犧牲I know it's a sacrifice for you, but please try to understand.我知道這對你來說是種犧牲,但是還請你理解。make作出犧牲involve, mean, require意味着犧牲;需要作出犧牲Completing the course will require sacrifice.修完這門課程需要作出犧牲。
sacrifice

noun²

2part of a ceremony儀式ADJECTIVE | VERB + SACRIFICE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEanimal, human動物祭祀;人祭pagan, religious, ritual異教祭祀;宗教祭祀;獻祭儀式blood血祭VERB + SACRIFICEperform舉行祭祀儀式offer (sth as)(以⋯)獻祭PREPOSITIONsacrifice to獻給⋯的祭品Food and wine were offered as sacrifices to the gods.食物和酒被作為貢品獻給眾神。
sacrifice

verb

ADVERB | VERB + SACRIFICE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERBgladly, willingly樂意/願意犧牲VERB + SACRIFICEbe forced to, be obliged to, have to被迫犧牲;不得不犧牲be prepared to, be ready to, be willing to準備/打算/願意犧牲She was prepared to sacrifice having a family in order to pursue her career.為了追求事業她甘願放棄成家。PREPOSITIONfor為⋯而犧牲soldiers who sacrificed their lives for their country為國捐軀的士兵們to因⋯而犧牲In her writing, clarity is sometimes sacrificed to (= for the sake of) brevity.她的寫作有時為追求簡短而損害了意思的清晰表達。PHRASESsacrifice sth for the sake of sth為⋯而犧牲⋯Comfort has been sacrificed for the sake of improved performance.為了提高性能而捨棄了舒適。
IELTS BNC: 5282 COCA: 4068
sacrifice verb
give sth up
IELTS BNC: 5282 COCA: 4068
sacrifice
To stop owning something: give up, sacrifice, surrender...
To kill a person or animal: kill, murder, strangle...
Religious ceremonies and practices: anoint, bless, blessing...

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