to sacrifice
01
犠牲にする, 諦める
to give up something of value for the sake of something else
Ditransitive: to sacrifice sth to do sth | to sacrifice sth for sth
例
Parents often sacrifice personal time to ensure the well-being and happiness of their children.
親はしばしば個人の時間を犠牲にし、子供たちの幸福と健康を確保します。
Soldiers may sacrifice their lives to defend their country and its principles.
兵士たちは自国の原則を守るために命を犠牲にするかもしれない。
02
犠牲にする, 供犠にする
to destroy or kill, especially for a specific purpose such as a test or experiment
Transitive: to sacrifice an animal
例
The researchers sacrificed the lab rats to analyze the effects of the new medication.
研究者たちは新しい薬の効果を分析するために実験用のラットを犠牲にしました。
The scientist carefully sacrificed the specimen to preserve it for study.
科学者は研究のために保存するために標本を慎重に犠牲にしました。
03
犠牲にする, いけにえを捧げる
to kill an animal or person as a religious act
Transitive: to sacrifice an animal or person
例
The ancient Mayans would sacrifice animals to their gods during important rituals.
古代マヤ人は重要な儀式の際に動物を神々に生贄として捧げました.
In some cultures, priests would sacrifice goats to honor their deities.
いくつかの文化では、司祭が彼らの神々を称えるために山羊を生け贄にしました。
04
犠牲にする, 損をして売る
to sell something for less than its original cost or value
Transitive: to sacrifice sth
例
They had to sacrifice the old inventory to make room for new items.
新しい商品のためのスペースを作るために、古い在庫を犠牲にしなければならなかった。
The store sacrificed several products to clear out excess stock.
店は過剰在庫を一掃するためにいくつかの商品を犠牲にしました。
Sacrifice
01
the act of giving up or losing something as a penalty, punishment, or consequence of failure
例
He made a sacrifice for breaking the rules.
The penalty involved a financial sacrifice.
02
personnel or resources deliberately lost or surrendered to achieve a goal
例
The troops were a sacrifice to delay the enemy advance.
In the strategy, some soldiers were a calculated sacrifice.
03
the act of killing an animal or person to appease or honor a deity
例
Ancient civilizations performed sacrifices to their gods.
The temple recorded the ritual sacrifice of livestock.
04
(in baseball) an out made by a batter that allows base runners to advance
例
He hit a sacrifice to move the runner to third base.
The pitcher 's sacrifice bunt was successful.
05
a loss incurred by giving up or selling something for less than its value
例
Selling the stocks early involved a financial sacrifice.
They took a sacrifice to close the deal quickly.
06
a deliberate move in which a player gives up material for strategic or tactical advantage
例
He made a sacrifice of a pawn to open the opponent's defense.
The queen sacrifice shocked the opponent but led to victory.
07
犠牲, 自己犠牲
the act of giving up something valuable or important for the sake of something else regarded as more important or worthy
例
She made a significant sacrifice by leaving her promising career to care for her family.
彼女は家族の世話をするために有望なキャリアを捨て、大きな犠牲を払いました。
The soldiers were honored for their sacrifice in the line of duty, giving their lives to protect their country.
兵士たちは、任務の遂行における彼らの犠牲に対して称えられ、国を守るために命を捧げました。
語彙ツリー
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