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- an act of slaughtering an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to God or to a divine or supernatural figure献祭, 供奉：
they offer sacrifices to the spirits
他们向神灵献祭
mass noun the ancient laws of animal sacrifice.关于动物献祭的古代法律。
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- an animal, person, or object offered in this way祭献的动物（或人、物品）; 祭品, 供品; 祭牲。
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- an act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else regarded as more important or worthy牺牲; 舍身：
we must all be prepared to make sacrifices.
我们大家都必须准备好作出牺牲。
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- Christian Church Christ's offering of himself in the Crucifixion【基督教】基督的献身（指耶稣被钉在十字架上）。
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- Christian Church the Eucharist regarded either (in Catholic terms) as a propitiatory offering of the body and blood of Christ or (in Protestant terms) as an act of thanksgiving【基督教】（天主教作为献祭圣体和圣血, 或新教表示感恩的）圣餐礼。
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- Chess a move intended to allow the opponent to win a pawn or piece, for strategic or tactical reasons【棋】（为战略或战术原因所作出的）弃子, 弃卒。
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- （亦作sacrifice bunt 或sacrifice fly）Baseball a bunted or fly ball which puts the batter out but allows a base-runner to advance【棒球】牺牲打。
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- （亦作sacrifice bid）Bridge a bid made in the belief that it will be less costly to be defeated in the contract than to allow the opponents to make a contract【桥牌】（指在对方叫到进局定约之后的）牺牲性叫牌。
with obj.
1- offer or kill as a religious sacrifice献祭; 以…为祭品：
the goat was sacrificed at the shrine.
这只山羊被用作圣坛上的祭品。
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- give up (something important or valued) for the sake of other considerations牺牲; 献出：
working hard doesn't mean sacrificing your social life.
努力工作并不意味着放弃你的社交活动。
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- Chess deliberately allow one's opponent to win (a pawn or piece)【棋】（故意）弃子, 弃卒。
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- Baseball advance (a base-runner) by a sacrifice【棒球】以牺牲打使（跑垒者）进垒。
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- no obj. Bridge make a sacrifice bid【桥牌】作牺牲性叫牌。
词源
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin sacrificium; related to sacrificus 'sacrificial', from sacer 'holy'.