He decided to sacrifice his savings to pursue his dream of studying abroad.

sacrifice 来自拉丁语，由 sacer（神圣的）和 facere（做）组成，原指"为神灵献祭"。在现代英语中引申为"为更重要的事物放弃或舍弃某物"的意思，常带有自愿奉献的意味。