Engelsk navneord: sacrifice | |||
1. | sacrifice (om handling) the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | forfeit, forfeiture | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | act, deed, human action, human activity | ||
2. | sacrifice (om begivenhed) personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective) | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | loss, personnel casualty | ||
3. | sacrifice (om forhold) a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | loss | ||
4. | sacrifice (om handling) the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | ritual killing | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | kill, killing, putting to death | ||
Mere specifikke termer | hecatomb, immolation | ||
Overordnet emneområde | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna | ||
5. | sacrifice (om handling) (baseball) an out that advances the base runners | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | putout | ||
Mere specifikke termer | sacrifice fly | ||
Overordnet emneområde | baseball, baseball game | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: sacrifice | |||
1. | sacrifice (om forhold) endure the loss of | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He gave his life for his children. I gave two sons to the war. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | give | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | free, give up, release, relinquish, resign | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | commit, consecrate, dedicate, devote, devote, give, give, pay | ||
2. | sacrifice (om relation) kill or destroy | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The animals were sacrificed after the experiment. The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | They want to sacrifice the prisoners | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | kill | ||
3. | sacrifice (om forhold) sell at a loss | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | sell | ||
4. | sacrifice (om forhold) make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | offer, offer up | ||
Mere specifikke termer | immolate | ||