Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #5282
Fully loadedsacrifices
牺牲；舍弃
sacrifices is the plural of sacrifice.
核心释义
the act of giving up something important or valuable in order to achieve a more important goal
- 1.
最初指杀死(常焚烧)人或动物作为献给神祇的祭品；后亦指将物品献给神祇
Originally, the killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; later, also the offering of an object to a deity.
- 2.
因过错或失误而失去或放弃某物的行为
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
- 3.
献给神祇的人、动物、实物或非物质事物
A human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing (see etymology 1 sense 1.3), offered to a deity.
- 4.
为实现目标而牺牲的人员
personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
- 5.
向神祇献上虔诚、忏悔、祈祷、感恩等
The offering of devotion, penitence, prayer, thanksgiving, etc., to a deity.
- 6.
低于价值出售或放弃某物导致的损失
a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value
献祭；供奉；祭品；供品；基督的牺牲；牺牲者；牺牲的人员；亏本；贱卖
用法In use
She made a great sacrifice to help her family.
用法提示：sacrifice 作为名词，指牺牲的行为。
The ancient ritual involved a sacrifice to the gods.
用法提示：sacrifice 作为名词，指祭品。
Many sacrifices were needed to achieve peace.
用法提示：sacrifice 作为可数名词，指一次次的牺牲行为。
he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice
make sacrifices
常用复数，指为了达到更重要目的而舍弃许多东西。
She made many sacrifices to raise her three children.
她为了抚养三个孩子做出了很多牺牲。
the sacrifice of [sth]
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- make a sacrifice
- 做出牺牲
- She was willing to make a sacrifice for her family.她愿意为家人做出牺牲。
- great sacrifice
- 巨大的牺牲
- His parents made great sacrifices to pay for his education.他的父母为支付他的教育费用做出了巨大的牺牲。
- human sacrifice
- 人祭；活人献祭
- The ancient ritual involved human sacrifice.这一古老仪式涉及活人献祭。
- animal sacrifice
- 动物献祭
- Animal sacrifice was common in many ancient religions.动物献祭在许多古代宗教中很常见。
- ultimate sacrifice
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 sacri- 联想成 sacred（神圣），-fice 像 face（面对）：为神圣或更重要的目标而面对失去，就是牺牲。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常对话与职场：为更大目标放弃时间、金钱或机会、新闻报道与议论文：谈及人员损失或代价、宗教、历史或文学：献祭仪式、祭品或耶稣基督的牺牲 sacrifice 作名词时，在一般日常和书面语中多指“牺牲、舍弃”，属于中性表达，比较常见于生活与职场场景；而在宗教、历史或文学语境中则指“献祭、祭品”，带有正式或书面色彩。具体含义需根据语境判断。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的词为 suffice、advice、price、device、spice，均以重读的 /aɪs/ 结尾。注意 office 拼写相似（-fice）但读 /ˈɔːfɪs/，不押韵；-fice 可读 /faɪs/ 或 /fɪs/。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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