sac·ri·fi·cial
adjective/ˌsækrɪˈfɪʃl/
/ˌsækrɪˈfɪʃl/
[usually before noun]- offered as a sacrifice
用于祭献的 - a sacrificial lamb
祭献的羔羊 - (figurative) Our department became the sacrificial lamb when the company decided to downsize (= we lost our jobs so that other departments could stay in business).
公司决定裁员时，我们的部门就成了牺牲品。
Oxford Collocations DictionarySacrificial is used with these nouns:- altar
- lamb
- offering
- …
- a sacrificial lamb