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sac.ri.fice (obj) KILL5sAk7rI7faIsvto kill (an animal or a person) ceremonially and offer them to a god or gods献祭;以…为祭品The ancient Aztecs sacrificed people to the gods. [T]古代阿兹特克族人将人作为祭神的祭品。It was the practice of these people to sacrifice to their gods when rain had not fallen. [I]这个民族的习俗是在久旱不雨的时候向他们的神祗献祭。(fig.) There are fears that the company's traditions of service and quality will be sacrificed on the altar of (= given up in order to achieve) profit. [T]人们担心该公司会为了获取利润而牺牲其服务和质量的传统。
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