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sacrifice

C1 verb

sacrifice /ˈsæk.ɹɪˌfaɪs/ nghĩa là tế, cúng tế, hiến tế

Các nghĩa

  1. tế · cúng tế · hiến tế

    To offer (a human being or an animal, or an object) to a deity.

    transitive

    Nobody appreciated his sacrifice.

    His death was a sublime self-sacrifice.

    They killed a goat as a sacrifice to God.

  2. giết (để thí nghiệm)

    To destroy or kill (a human being or an animal); specifically (sciences), to kill (an animal) for a scientific experiment or test.

    broadly · figuratively · transitive

    Condemn'd to ſacrifice his childiſh Years / To babling Ign'rance, and to empty Fears; […]

  3. hi sinh · thí

    To destroy or surrender (something) for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable.

    broadly · figuratively · transitive

    Venison has many advantages over meat from factory farms, although it still requires a hunter to sacrifice the life of a deer.

    Could it then be doubted that, if the Churchmen would even now comply with his wishes, he would willingly sacrifice the Puritans?

    From the pangs of grief thou shalt then be again released, / When thou sacrificest thine own affections, O my heart!

  4. đánh bóng hy sinh (bóng chày)

    Of a batter: to advance (one or more runners on base) by batting the ball so it can be fielded, placing the batter out but with insufficient time to put the runner(s) out.

    broadly · figuratively · transitive

  5. thí

    To intentionally allow (a piece) to be captured by the opponent in order to improve one's position in the game.

    broadly · figuratively · transitive

  6. tế, cúng tế, hiến tế

    To offer a human being or an animal, or an object, to a deity.

    intransitive

    Like a coy maiden, eaſe, vvhen courted moſt, / Fartheſt retires—an idol, at vvhoſe ſhrine / VVho oft'neſt ſacrifice are favor'd leaſt.

+ 2 nghĩa khác

  1. đánh bóng hy sinh (bóng chày)

    Of a batter: to bat the ball so that it can be fielded, placing the batter out but allowing one or more runners on base to advance.

    broadly · figuratively · intransitive

  2. đấu thầu hy sinh (bài bridge)

    To make a bid of a contract which is unlikely to be fulfilled, in the hope that that the player will incur fewer penalty points than the points likely to be gained by opponents in making their contract.

    broadly · figuratively · intransitive

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