sacrifice

牺牲；祭品；供奉英释nnwhen you decide not to have something valuable, in order to get something that is more important

牺牲；献祭；亏本出售英释vvto willingly stop having something you want or doing something you like in order to get something more important

1 human sacrifice,人祭；活人献祭

2 at the sacrifice of,以牺牲…为代价

1 The minister stressed the need for economic sacrifice..部长强调了在经济上作出牺牲的必要性。

2 The workforce were willing to make sacrifices in order to preserve jobs..雇员为了保住饭碗情愿作出牺牲。

3 She brought three children up single-handedly, often at great personal sacrifice ..她独自一人把三个孩子带大，常常需要作出巨大的个人牺牲。