| 单词 | sacrifice |
| 释义 | sacrifice (once / 79 pages) 1nv 2n 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. Though no longer used only in a religious context, sacrifice comes from the Latin sacra and facere, meaning "to perform sacred rites." If you've studied ancient cultures like the Incas, you've probably heard of "human sacrifice," where a person is killed in a sacred ceremony to please the gods. But thankfully those kinds of sacrifices don't happen anymore. WORD FAMILYsacrifice: sacrificeable, sacrificed, sacrificer, sacrifices, sacrificial, sacrificing, self-sacrifice+/sacrificer: sacrificers/sacrificial: sacrificially/sacrificing: self-sacrificing USAGE EXAMPLESThey played well without sacrificing anything through a significant injury. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) Governor Tom Wolf in a statement said Weaver would be remembered for “his bravery, his sacrifice, and his willingness to serve”. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) Rather than revenue or profit, Kevin measures a small business through the family it supports and the sacrifices it demands. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) 1 1n the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity Syn|Hypo|Hyper ritual killing hecatomb a great sacrifice; an ancient Greek or Roman sacrifice of 100 oxen immolationkilling or offering as a sacrifice kill, killing, putting to death the act of terminating a life 2n personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective) Hyper loss, personnel casualty military personnel lost by death or capture 3n the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. Syn|Hyper forfeit, forfeiture act, deed, human action, human activity something that people do or cause to happen 4n a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice Hyper loss something that is lost 5v make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals Hypo|Hyper immolate offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction offer, offer up present as an act of worship 6v kill or destroy The animals were sacrificed after the experiment The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment Hyper kill cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly 7v endure the loss of Syn|Hyper give devote, give, pay dedicate commit, consecrate, dedicate, devote, givegive entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause free, give up, release, relinquish, resign part with a possession or right 8v sell at a loss 2Hyper sell exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent n (baseball) an out that advances the base runners Hypo|Hyper sacrifice fly a sacrifice made by hitting a long fly ball putout an out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout) |
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