n. 1.牺牲,供品,祭品。 2.供奉,献祭;〔比喻〕损失。 3.供作牺牲,牺牲行为,献身,舍身。 4.【宗教】基督的献身〔指耶稣之钉死在十字架上〕;圣餐。 5.【商业】大贱卖。 6.【棒球】(为了他人进垒而特意轻击的)牺牲打 (=sacrificebunt, sacrifice hit)。 短语和例子 at the sacrifice of以…为牺牲,牺牲…而。 fall a sacrifice to 成为…的牺牲品。 fear no sacrifice 不怕牺牲,付出…的代价。 make all sacrifices 不惜一切牺牲。 make sacrifices [a sacrifice] to 为…牺牲。 make the sacrifice of 以…为牺牲。 sell at a sacrifice 亏本出售。 the great [last] sacrifice 阵亡,战死,为国捐躯。 vt. 1.牺牲;把…奉献给… (for to)。 2.廉价卖出。 vi. 1.牺牲,献祭。 2.【棒球】作牺牲打。
(baseball) an out that advances the base runners
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. 同义词:forfeit, forfeiture,
the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity 同义词:ritual killing,
personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value; "he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice"
kill or destroy; "The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment"
make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals
endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war" 同义词:give,
sell at a loss
Sacrifice is the offering of food, objects or the lives of animals to a higher purpose, in particular divine beings, as an act of propitiation or worship. While sacrifice often implies ritual killing, the term offering (Latin oblatio) can be used for bloodless sacrifices of cereal food or artifacts.
例句与用法
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Why not make a pecuniary sacrifice ? 为什么不能在用度上紧缩一点呢?
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Wherever there is struggle there is sacrifice . 要奋斗就会有牺牲。
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The man sacrifices an unfaithful wife . 那人牺牲了一个不忠的妻子。
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Where there is struggle , there is sacrifice . 要奋斗就会有牺牲。
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She sacrificed her career to marry him . 她为了嫁给他牺牲了自己的事业。
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There's no generosity without some sacrifice . 凡是慷慨的行为都有牺牲。
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A smaller generation sacrifices to excitement . 下一代成了冲动的牺牲品。
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Who is the hero that must thus be sacrificed ? 谁是必须作这样祭品的英雄呢?
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The sacrifice has paid off well . 这种牺牲已有了很好的补偿。
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A mother will sacrifice her life for her children . 母亲将会舍身救自己的孩子。