take one for the team

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To accept some chore, hardship, or punishment for the sake of one's friends or colleagues. idiomatic,informal
    — [Casey Newton:] Yes, Arijeta, you really did take one for the team on this one, I have to say.

词形变化

takes one for the team present,singular,third-person taking one for the team participle,present took one for the team past taken one for the team participle,past

词源

By analogy with a player making a sacrifice for the benefit of the sports team.
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