sacrifice

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高考四级六级考研雅思GRE Collins 3

英文释义

n. personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
n. a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value
n. the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
n. (baseball) an out that advances the base runners

中文翻译

n. 牺牲, 供奉, 祭品
vt. 牺牲, 祭祀, 贱卖
vi. 献祭

3
Collins 星级
5,282
BNC 频率
4,068
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记忆技巧

sacrifice 由词根 sacri-(意为“神圣的”)和词缀 -fice(来自拉丁语 facere,意为“做”)构成,整体意思是“做出神圣的牺牲”。

例句

1. She decided to sacrifice her free time to help her friends with their projects.

她决定牺牲自己的空闲时间来帮助朋友们完成他们的项目。

2. Many parents make sacrifices to ensure their children have a better future.

很多父母都做出牺牲,以确保他们的孩子有一个更好的未来。

3. He felt that he had to sacrifice his comfort for the sake of his goals.

他觉得自己必须为了实现目标而牺牲自己的舒适。

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