sacrifice
英['sækrɪfaɪs]
美['sækrɪfaɪs]
- n. 牺牲；祭品；供奉
- vt. 牺牲；献祭；亏本出售
- vi. 献祭；奉献
英英释意
- 1. the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
- 2. personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
- 3. a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value;
- "he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice"
- 4. the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
- 5. (sacrifice) an out that advances the base runners