A person who achieves fame and fortune but whose life or well-being is ultimately sacrificed, often for the benefit of others, implying a tragic or unfulfilled end despite outward splendor.
他少年得志，在商界叱咤风云，众人艳羡，却不料最终成了被绣之牺，一生为公司奔波，晚年清冷孤寂。
He achieved early success and dominated the business world, admired by all, yet unexpectedly became like an embroidered sacrificial animal, toiling his entire life for the company, only to find himself lonely and desolate in his later years.
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