sac·ri·fice

noun

/ˈsækrɪfaɪs/

[countable, uncountable]

the fact of giving up something important or valuable to you in order to get or do something that seems more important; something that you give up in this way牺牲；舍弃
- The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality.这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
- Her parents made sacrifices so that she could have a good education.为了让她受良好的教育，她的父母作了很多牺牲。
- to make the ultimate/supreme sacrifice (= to die for your country, to save a friend, etc.)牺牲生命
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- considerable
- enormous
- …
verb + sacrifice
- be
- make
- involve
- …
sacrifice (to somebody) the act of offering something to a god, especially an animal that has been killed in a special way; an animal, etc. that is offered in this way祭献；祭祀；祭献的牲畜；祭品
- They offered sacrifices to the gods.他们向众神献上祭品。
- a human sacrifice (= a person killed as a sacrifice)用作祭品的人
Topics Religion and festivalsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- animal
- human
- pagan
- …
verb + sacrifice
- perform
- offer (something as)
preposition
- sacrifice to

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin sacrificium; related to sacrificus ‘sacrificial’, from sacer ‘holy’.

sac·ri·fice

verb

/ˈsækrɪfaɪs/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they sacrifice	/ˈsækrɪfaɪs/ /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/
he / she / it sacrifices	/ˈsækrɪfaɪsɪz/ /ˈsækrɪfaɪsɪz/
past simple sacrificed	/ˈsækrɪfaɪst/ /ˈsækrɪfaɪst/
past participle sacrificed	/ˈsækrɪfaɪst/ /ˈsækrɪfaɪst/
-ing form sacrificing	/ˈsækrɪfaɪsɪŋ/ /ˈsækrɪfaɪsɪŋ/

[transitive] to give up something that is important or valuable to you in order to get or do something that seems more important for yourself or for another person牺牲；献出
- sacrifice something for somebody/something She sacrificed everything for her children.她为子女牺牲了一切。
- The designers have sacrificed speed for fuel economy.设计者为节省燃料牺牲了速度。
- sacrifice something Would you sacrifice a football game to go out with a girl?你愿意放弃一场足球赛，去跟一个女孩子约会吗？
- sacrifice something to something In her writing, clarity is sometimes sacrificed to brevity.她的写作有时为追求简短而损害了意思的清晰表达。
Extra Examples
- soldiers who sacrificed their lives for their country为国捐躯的士兵们
- Comfort has been sacrificed for the sake of improved performance.为了提高性能而舍弃了舒适。
- She was prepared to sacrifice having a family in order to pursue her career.为了追求事业她甘愿放弃成家。
- He sacrificed a rook in order to win his opponent’s queen.他牺牲了一辆车来赢得对手的皇后。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- gladly
- willingly
verb + sacrifice
- be forced to
- be obliged to
- have to
- …
preposition
- for
- to
phrases
- sacrifice something for the sake of something
[transitive, intransitive] sacrifice (somebody/something) to kill an animal or a person and offer it or them to a god, in order to please the god以（人或动物）作祭献Topics Religion and festivalsc1

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin sacrificium; related to sacrificus ‘sacrificial’, from sacer ‘holy’.