sacrifice的意思

基本释义

• n 牺牲；祭品；供奉

  when you decide not to have something valuable, in order to get something that is more important

• v 牺牲；献祭；亏本出售

  to willingly stop having something you want or doing something you like in order to get something more important

例句

1. 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。

2. 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。

3. 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。

短语

• human sacrifice 人祭；活人献祭
• at the sacrifice of 以牺牲…为代价

近义词

同根词