sacrifice
🇺🇸
/ˈsækrɪfaɪs/
🇬🇧
/ˈsækrɪfaɪs/
noun
C1
Giving up something important to get something more important.
Parents often make sacrifices for their children's future.
父母常常为了孩子的未来做出牺牲。
C1
Offering something to a god, often by killing an animal.
Ancient rituals included animal sacrifice to please the gods.
古代仪式包括用动物献祭来取悦神灵。
verb
C1
To give up something important for something more important.
She chose to sacrifice her free time to help others.
她选择牺牲自己的空闲时间去帮助他人。
R
To kill an animal or person as an offering to a god.
Some cultures used to sacrifice animals to their gods.
一些文化过去常常用动物向他们的神灵献祭。
translation
牺牲, 祭品
牺牲, 献祭
词形变化
3rd Present
sacrifices
Past
sacrificed
Perfect
sacrificed
Progressive
sacrificing
Plural
sacrifices