to sacrifice
01
牺牲, 放弃
to give up something of value for the sake of something else
Ditransitive: to sacrifice sth to do sth | to sacrifice sth for sth
例子
Soldiers may sacrifice their lives to defend their country and its principles.
士兵们可能会牺牲自己的生命来保卫他们的国家及其原则。
02
牺牲, 献祭
to destroy or kill, especially for a specific purpose such as a test or experiment
Transitive: to sacrifice an animal
例子
The scientist carefully sacrificed the specimen to preserve it for study.
科学家小心地牺牲了标本以保存它供研究使用。
03
献祭, 牺牲
to kill an animal or person as a religious act
Transitive: to sacrifice an animal or person
例子
In some cultures, priests would sacrifice goats to honor their deities.
在一些文化中，祭司会牺牲山羊以纪念他们的神灵。
04
牺牲, 亏本出售
to sell something for less than its original cost or value
Transitive: to sacrifice sth
例子
The store sacrificed several products to clear out excess stock.
商店牺牲了几种产品以清理过剩库存。
Sacrifice
01
the act of giving up or losing something as a penalty, punishment, or consequence of failure
例子
The penalty involved a financial sacrifice.
02
personnel or resources deliberately lost or surrendered to achieve a goal
例子
In the strategy, some soldiers were a calculated sacrifice.
03
the act of killing an animal or person to appease or honor a deity
例子
The temple recorded the ritual sacrifice of livestock.
04
(in baseball) an out made by a batter that allows base runners to advance
例子
The pitcher 's sacrifice bunt was successful.
05
a loss incurred by giving up or selling something for less than its value
例子
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
例子
The queen sacrifice shocked the opponent but led to victory.
07
牺牲, 奉献
the act of giving up something valuable or important for the sake of something else regarded as more important or worthy
例子
The soldiers were honored for their sacrifice in the line of duty, giving their lives to protect their country.
士兵们因在执行任务中的牺牲而受到表彰，他们献出生命以保护自己的国家。
词汇树
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