self-sacrifice

英 ['self'sækrifais] 美
  • n. 自我牺牲;献身

英英释义


1. acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity

实用场景例句


the courage and self-sacrifice of those who fought in the war
投身战争的人的勇气和自我牺牲精神

牛津词典

I thanked my parents for all their self-sacrifice on my behalf.
我感谢父母为我做出的所有自我牺牲。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

双语例句


1. He has never exhibited the self-confidence, bordering on arrogance, of his predecessor.
他从未表现出他前任的那种近乎傲慢的自信。

来自柯林斯例句

2. I felt so self-conscious under Luke's mother's intense gaze.
在卢克母亲审视的目光下,我感到极不自在。

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3. She has now changed into a happy, self-confident woman.
如今她已经变成一个快乐、自信的女人。

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4. He is being treated for a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
他因开枪自残受伤正在接受治疗。

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5. She summoned up all her pity for him, to smother her self-pity.
她抑制着心中的自怜,将满腔的怜悯之情都倾注在了他的身上。

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英文词源


self-sacrifice (n.)
1805, from self- + sacrifice (n.). Adjective self-sacrific'd attested from 1711. Related: self-sacrificing.

词态变化


形容词: self-sacrificing;