sacrifice

Created by Tung NGUYEN on 2016-03-20 00:09:08
Last modified on 2016-03-20 00:10:57

C1, verb
  1. Give up [T]: to give up something that is valuable to you in order to help another person.
    Many women sacrifice interesting careers for their families. Nhiều phụ nữ chấp nhận từ bỏ nghề nghiệp yêu thích/thích thú để chăm lo gia đình của họ.
    Many women sacrifice their own ambitions to put their families first. Nhiều phụ nữ từ bỏ những tham vọng riêng của họ để đặt gia đình của mình lên hàng đầu.
    She's had to sacrifice a lot for that relationship. Cô ấy vừa mới phải chấp nhận mất đi nhiều vì mối quan hệ đó.
    He's the world's best tennis player but he's sacrificed everything else in his life for it.
    He has sacrificed his personal life for the sake of celebrity.
    It's the only bit of free time I get in the week and I'm not prepared to sacrifice it.
  2. Kill [I or T]: to kill an animal or a person and offer them to a god or gods
    Idioms: be sacrificed on the altar of something: 
C1, noun [C or U] 
  1. giving up: the act of giving up something that is valuable to you in order to help someone else.
    We had to make sacrifices in order to pay for our children's education.
    They cared for their disabled son for 27 years, at great personal sacrifice. Họ đã chăm sóc đứa con trai dị tật được 27 năm, một sự hi sinh cá nhân tuyệt vời.
  2. killing: the act of killing an animal or person and offering them to a god or gods... 
    The people offered a lamb on the altar as a sacrifice for their sins.
    Idioms: make the ultimate/supreme sacrifice: to die while fighting for a principle: chết khi đang đấu tranh cho một lí tưởng/

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