sacrifices
US: /ˈsækɹəˌfaɪsɪz/
UK: /sˈækɹɪfˌaɪsɪz/
UK: /sˈækɹɪfˌaɪsɪz/
English Vietnamese dictionary
sacrifice /'sækrifais/
- danh từ
- sự giết (người, vật) để cúng thần
- người bị giết để cúng thần; vật bị giết để cúng thần
- sự hy sinh
- to make sacrifices for the fatherland: hy sinh vì tổ quốc
- the last (great) sacrifice: sự tử trận (hy sinh) vì nước
- sự bán lỗ; hàng bán lỗ; sự lỗ
- động từ
- cúng, cúng tế
- hy sinh
- to sacrifice one's whole life to the happiness of the people: hy sinh tất cả cuộc đời mình cho hạnh phúc của nhân dân
- bán lỗ
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 immolation, surrender, forfeiture, forgoing, giving up, yielding up, offering (up), offer, Christian religion oblation:
The Aztec religion demanded the sacrifice of human beings.
2 forfeiture, forgoing, giving up, relinquishment, loss:
Mrs Clinton continues her charitable work at the sacrifice of much of her time.
v.
3 immolate, offer (up), yield (up), give up:
In their religion, they were required to sacrifice small animals to propitiate the gods
4 give up, forgo, forfeit, relinquish, surrender, let go, lose, yield, renounce, forswear; forbear, desist, cease, stop, refrain from:
She was quite ready to sacrifice her inheritance to see justice done. If you sacrificed smoking you could give the money you save to charity.
Concise English dictionary
sacrifices|sacrificed|sacrificing'sækrɪfaɪs
noun
+the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
+personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
+a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value
+the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
+(sacrifice) an out that advances the base runners
verb
+endure the loss of
+kill or destroy
+sell at a loss
+make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals
