| 单词 | 牺牲 |
| 释义 | 〔prey〕One that is defenseless, especially in the face of attack; a victim.牺牲品：没有防卫能力，尤指在面对攻击时的生物；牺牲〔Jephthah〕In the Bible, a judge of Israel who vowed to sacrifice to God the first thing to come out of his house to greet him upon his return, in exchange for victory over the Ammonites. He was victorious and, upon returning home, was met by his only child, a daughter.耶弗他：在圣经中，是一位以色列士师，他发誓为上帝牺牲-即当他自外返家时第一个由家中出来迎接的人，以此交换对亚扪人战争的胜利。当他凯旋并回家时遇到他唯一的孩子，他的女儿〔offering〕A presentation made to a deity as an act of religious worship or sacrifice; an oblation.供奉：作为一个宗教信仰或牺牲，呈赠给神；供奉〔costly〕"Pictures ought not to be too dear" (John Ruskin).The terms also apply figuratively to what occasions loss or sacrifice: “图画不应太贵” （约翰·罗斯金）。这些词也比喻性地指导致丧失或牺牲的东西： 〔mean〕They succeeded by means of patience and sacrifice.他们靠耐心和牺牲而取得了成功〔spend〕To give up (one's time or efforts, for example) to a cause; sacrifice.献出（生命等）：（例如将时间或精力）奉献给一项事业；牺牲〔consecrate〕Dedicated to a sacred purpose; sanctified.献祭：献身于神圣目的的；牺牲的〔juggernaut〕Something, such as a belief or an institution, that elicits blind and destructive devotion or to which people are ruthlessly sacrificed.使人盲目牺牲（或崇拜）的事物：使人们产生盲目而具毁灭性的热情或者无情地使人们为之牺牲的东西，如某种信仰或习俗制度〔swath〕"He cut a bold and even sacrificial swath across American politics"(Gail Sheehy)“他以大胆勇猛甚至牺牲精神而在美国政界出尽风头”(盖尔·希伊)〔expendable〕Open to sacrifice in the interests of gaining an objective, especially a military one:可牺牲的：为达到特定目的而可被牺牲的，特别是在战争中：〔Kiddush〕from qāddēš [to sanctify] 源自 qāddēš [奉献，牺牲] 〔buy〕To acquire by sacrifice, exchange, or trade:换取：通过牺牲某种代价、交换或贸易来获取：〔mortality〕Death, especially of large numbers; heavy loss of life:杀伤力：死亡，尤指大批死亡；沉重牺牲：〔fedayee〕from fidā’ [sacrifice, ransom] 源自 fidā’ [为祖国牺牲的人] 〔cost〕To cause to lose, suffer, or sacrifice:导致失去、受苦或牺牲：〔predacious〕Given to victimizing, plundering, or destroying for one's own gain:掠夺性的：为个人利益而惯于牺牲、掠夺或毁坏他人的：〔gambit〕Critics familiar with the nature of chess gambitshave sometimes maintained that the word should not be used in an extended sense except to refer to maneuvers that involve the tactical sacrifice of some advantage.Butgambit is well established in the general sense of "maneuver" and in the related sense of "a remark intended to open a conversation,” which usually carries no implication of sacrifice.通晓国际象棋中开局让棋实质的批评家们，有时坚持这个词除了指为获得一定利益而进行策略性牺牲的计谋外，不可用于扩展的意义。但是gambit 的一般性含义“策略”已成既定模式， 其在表示“为了打开话题而说的话语”中的相关意义通常与牺牲毫无关联〔give〕To endure the loss of; sacrifice:牺牲：忍受…的损失；牺牲：〔allude〕The candidate alluded to the recent war by saying, "We've all made sacrifices.”候选人间接提到最近发生的战争时说“我们都做出了牺牲。”〔immolate〕Latin immolāre immolāt- [to sacrifice, sprinkle with sacrificial meal] 拉丁语 immolāre immolāt- [牺牲，用献祭的食品点洒] 〔haruspex〕A priest in ancient Rome who practiced divination by the inspection of the entrails of animals.肠卜师：古代罗马根据祭神牺牲的肠进行占卜的巫师〔ghastly〕gruesome evidence of human sacrifice;人类牺牲的可怕证据；〔give〕gave her son to the war; gave her life for her country.为了战争牺牲了她的儿子；她为国捐躯〔shrink〕shrink from making such a sacrifice.对做出这样的牺牲犹豫不决〔burden〕The burden of economic sacrifice rests on the workers of the plant.经济上做出牺牲的负担落到工厂的工人们身上〔Corbin〕American Revolutionary heroine. When her husband was killed at his gun post during the Battle of Fort Washington (1776), she took his place and fought until she was seriously wounded.科尔宾，玛格丽特·科克伦：(1751-1800) 美国革命女英雄。华盛顿要塞战役（1776年）中，她的丈夫牺牲在射击岗位上，她接替了他，并战斗到身负重伤为止〔expense〕A loss for the sake of something gained; a sacrifice:损失，牺牲：为获得某物而付出的损失；牺牲：〔fedayee〕from fidā’iy [one who sacrifices himself for his country] 源自 fidā’iy [牺牲，胡乱行动] 〔put〕"Sacrificing free speech to put the skids on prurient printed matter is not the correct path, the courts said"(Curtis J. Sitomer)“法庭认为，将自由言论牺牲来停止已印出的好色事件不是正确的道路”(柯蒂斯J.锡托莫)〔Percy〕English soldier who was killed while leading an uprising against Henry IV (1403).珀西，亨利：(1364-1403) 英国士兵，在领导反对英王亨利四世的起义中牺牲(1403年）〔sacrifice〕Forfeiture of something highly valued for the sake of one considered to have a greater value or claim.牺牲：为了某个被认为更有价值或权利的人或物而放弃非常珍贵的东西〔Warren〕American physician and patriot who instructed Paul Revere and William Dawes to make their ride to Lexington (April 18, 1775) and was killed in the Battle of Bunker Hill (June 17, 1775).沃伦，约瑟夫：(1741-1775) 美国内科医生、爱国者。指示保尔·瑞维尔和威廉·道斯骑马到莱克星顿(1775年4月18日），在邦克山会战中牺牲(1775年6月17日） |
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