sacred
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sa·cred /ˈseɪkrɪd/ ●●○ adjective 1 RRrelating to a god or religion 上帝的，神的；宗教（性）的 a sacred vow 神圣的誓言 the miraculous powers of sacred relics 圣物的神奇力量 Certain animals were considered sacred. 有些动物被认为是神圣的。sacred to The land is sacred to these tribesmen. 这块土地对这些部落成员而言是神圣的。► see thesaurus at religious2 RRRELIGIONvery important or greatly respected 很重要的，神圣的，深受尊重的 Human life is sacred. 人的生命是神圣的。 Frontiers which have held for over forty years are no longer sacred. 已经存在40多年的边界不再是不可动摇的了。sacred to Few things were sacred to Henry, but local history was one of them. 对亨利来说很少有什么东西是宝贵的，但当地的历史可以算是其中之一。 He had no respect for everything I held sacred. 我认为重要的事情他全都不屑一顾。3. is nothing sacred? spokenSHOCK used to express shock when something you think is valuable or important is being changed or harmed 怎么能这样呢？〔对有价值的或重要的事物被改变或受损害时表示惊讶〕 —sacredness noun [uncountable] the sacredness of human life 人的生命的神圣
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sacred• The monotheistic order required that the feminine should be barred from the sphere of power, which coincided with the sacred.• Our time at home with our kids is sacred.• Other cities also had noble temples; none had such a splendid facade to its whole sacred area.• Certain animals were considered sacred by the Aztecs.• Religion is the human enterprise by which a sacred cosmos is established.• We could eat all the sacred dirt on earth, but still those who loved to make war would make war.• The Japanese regard Mount Fuji as a sacred mountain.• a choir specialising in sacred music• the miraculous power of sacred relics• sacred rites• Like most everyone else in this country, I learned early on that the flag is a sacred symbol.• The olive tree was regarded as sacred to the goddess Athena.• These burial grounds are sacred to the Native Americans.• In the public interest view also, regulators perform their allotted tasks as a sacred trust.• sacred writingsheld sacred• Festivals in his honour are marked by a plethora of flowers, and the lusciously scented frangipani is held sacred to him.Origin sacred (1300-1400) Past participle of sacre “to make holy” ((13-17 centuries)), from Old French sacrer, from Latin sacrare, from sacer “holy”sa·cred adjectiveChineseSyllable
to god or Corpus relating religion a
sacred
sa‧cred /ˈseɪkrəd, ˈseɪkrɪd/
adjective
a sacred vow
the miraculous powers of sacred relics
Certain animals were considered sacred.
sacred to
The land is sacred to these tribesmen.
2. very important or greatly respected:
Human life is sacred.
Frontiers which have held for over forty years are no longer sacred.
sacred to
Few things were sacred to Henry, but local history was one of them.
He had no respect for everything I held sacred.
3. is nothing sacred? spoken used to express shock when something you think is valuable or important is being changed or harmed
—sacredness noun [uncountable]:
the sacredness of human life
sa‧cred /ˈseɪkrəd, ˈseɪkrɪd/
adjective Date: 1300-1400
Origin: Past participle of sacre 'to make holy' (13-17 centuries), from Old French sacrer, from Latin sacrare, from sacer 'holy'
1. relating to a god or religion:Origin: Past participle of sacre 'to make holy' (13-17 centuries), from Old French sacrer, from Latin sacrare, from sacer 'holy'
sacred to
2. very important or greatly respected:
sacred to
3. is nothing sacred? spoken used to express shock when something you think is valuable or important is being changed or harmed
—sacredness noun [uncountable]:
Losing your job 失业
lose your job失业 ( BrE become/be made redundant被裁减 be offered/take voluntary redundancy/early retirement被要求／选择自愿裁退／提前退休 face/be threatened with dismissal/( the sack/BrE ( compulsory redundancyBrE 面临被解职／被裁／强制裁员；受到解职／被裁／强制裁员的威胁 dismiss/fire/ ( especially
BrE sack an employee/a worker/a manager解雇雇员／工人／经理 lay off staff/workers/employees解雇员工／工人／雇员 ( retrench workers缩减人员 cut/reduce/downsize/slash the workforce裁减员工 ( BrE make staff/workers/employees redundant裁员
Being unemployed 失业；待业；下岗
be unemployed/out of work/out of a job失业 seek/look for work/employment找工作 be on/collect/draw/get/receive ( unemployment benefit/Jobseeker's Allowanceboth
BrE 领取失业补助金 be/go/live/sign ( on the doleBrE 领取失业救济金 claim/draw/get ( the doleBrE 领取失业救济金 be on/qualify for ( unemployment (compensation)NAmE 领取／有资格领取失业补偿金 be/go/live/depend ( on welfareNAmE 靠社会保障金过活 collect/receive ( welfareNAmE 领取社会保障金 combat/tackle/cut/reduce unemployment防止／解决／减少失业