He was immolating himself for his family's sake.是什么意思？

He was immolating himself for his family's sake.

他在为家庭作自我牺牲.

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

immolating

v. 宰杀…作祭品( immolate的现在分词 )；

例句
Human victims were immolating to the Thunderer.
旧时宰杀活人祭雷神.

himself

pron. （反身代词）他自己，（用以加强语气）他亲自，他本人；

例句
He pleaded guilty before a court martial to absenting himself without leave.
在军事法庭上他对自己擅离职守表示服罪。

for

prep. 为，为了，倾向于，关于，当作；conj. 因为，由于；

例句
I've come looking for a bit of advice.
我特来讨教。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

sake

n. 缘故，理由，日本米酒，目的；

例句
They expressed the hope that he would pursue a neutral and balanced policy for the sake of national concord.
他们希望，为了国家的和谐，他会奉行中立、不偏不倚的政策。