老烤鸭雅思口语人物类高分词汇 sacrifice 牺牲
sacrifice，名词兼动词，含义为牺牲；舍弃；献祭
音标：英[ˈsækrɪfaɪs]; 美[ˈsækrɪfaɪs]
常见搭配：sacrifice everything（牺牲了一切）；sacrifice family life（舍弃家庭生活）；sacrifice a trip for a new house（为了新房子舍弃了旅行）；make sacrifice（做出牺牲）
sacrifice被雅思官方归为C1等级，对应7分到8分的水平。大家在雅思口语考试中遇到人物类题目时可以用它来描述某人的行为。比如雷锋十分伟大，为了帮助他人而牺牲了自己的性命。或者为了取得比赛的胜利，小明做出了牺牲。
释义
sacrifice n. to act of giving up something that is valuable to you in order to help someone else
放弃某种对你而言十分宝贵的东西以帮助其他人的行为
To give up something for something else considered more important
为了更为重要的事情而放弃一些东西
例句
1. We had to make sacrifices in order to pay for our children’s education.
为了支付孩子的学费，我们必须做出牺牲。
2. You have to make sacrifices if you want to achieve your ambition.
如果你想要实现自己的理想的话，就必须做出牺牲。
3. He sacrificed his vacations to work on his book.
他牺牲了自己的假期来写书。
4. The designers have sacrificed speed for fuel economy.
设计者为节省燃料牺牲了速度。
5. She sacrificed her family life for her career.
她为事业舍弃了家庭。
