1 giving up sth that is important or valuable to you in order to get or do sth that seems more important; sth that you give up in this way 牺牲（品）: If we're going to have a holiday this year, we'll have to make some sacrifices. 我们要作出一些牺牲，才可以在今年度假。

2 sacrifice (to sb) the act of offering sth to a god, especially an animal that has been killed in a special way; an animal, etc that is offered in this way 献祭，供奉（尤指以宰杀的牲口）；作祭品或供品用的牲口