Tra từ sacrifice - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. (Freq. 7)
• Syn:
forfeit, forfeiture
• Derivationally related forms:
forfeit (for: forfeiture), forfeit (for: forfeit)
• Hypernyms:
act, deed, human action, human activity
2. personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective) (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
personnel casualty, loss
3. a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value
- he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice
• Hypernyms:
loss
4. the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
• Syn:
ritual killing
• Derivationally related forms:
sacrificial
• Topics:
animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
• Hypernyms:
killing, kill, putting to death
• Hyponyms:
hecatomb, immolation
5. (baseball) an out that advances the base runners
• Topics:
baseball, baseball game
• Hypernyms:
putout
• Hyponyms:
sacrifice fly

II - verb

1. endure the loss of (Freq. 10)
- He gave his life for his children
- I gave two sons to the war
• Syn:
give
• Hypernyms:
release, relinquish, resign, free, give up
• Verb Group:
give, pay, devote, dedicate, consecrate, commit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
2. kill or destroy (Freq. 1)
- The animals were sacrificed after the experiment
- The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment
• Hypernyms:
kill
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- They want to sacrifice the prisoners
3. sell at a loss
• Hypernyms:
sell
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. make a sacrifice of;
in religious rituals
• Derivationally related forms:
sacrificer
• Hypernyms:
offer, offer up
• Hyponyms:
immolate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s something to somebody