self-sacrifice

英 [ˌself ˈsækrɪfaɪs]

美 [ˌself ˈsækrɪfaɪs]

n.  自我牺牲

牛津词典

noun

• 自我牺牲
  the act of not allowing yourself to have or do sth in order to help other people
  1. 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

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 自我牺牲
  Self-sacrificeis the giving up of what you want so that other people can have what they need or want.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity
  Synonym:selflessness

双语例句

• She praised their courtesy, their passion for self-sacrifice, their perfect tact.
  她称赞他们的谦恭有礼，欣赏他们勇于自我牺牲的情感，以及他们无懈可击的机智。
• A nuclear power plant, on top of being a high-tech organization, should also have the genes of "warrior" to define its social significance of existence and the value of self-sacrifice.
  核电企业除了是一个高技术组织，它还必须有勇士组织的基因，定义自己生存的社会意义和牺牲价值。
• Has romantic, the sentiment gently rich, the indecisive individuality, the rich intuition and the artistry, have the self-sacrifice spirit.
  具有温柔浪漫、感情丰富、优柔寡断的个性，富直觉和艺术性，有自我牺牲的精神。
• As governments in Greece and Italy have just discovered, voters who judge their politicians incapable of managing the country will never agree to self-sacrifice and austerity.
  正如希腊和意大利政府刚刚发现的那样，认为他们的从政者没有能力管理国家的选民，是永远不会同意自我牺牲和紧缩计划的。
• Perhaps the first thing any cynic will note about these pledges is that they are devoid of any self-sacrifice.
  对于这些捐赠，或许任何愤世嫉俗者首先注意到的是，它们没有包括任何自我牺牲。
• At the moment of such a feeling of love, enthusiasm, and self-sacrifice, what are all our slights and squabbles?
  在充满爱心、欣悦和为国王献身之感的时刻，我们之间发生的口角和屈辱具有什么意义呢？！
• 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。
• Self-sacrifice enables us to sacrifice other people without blushing.
  自我牺牲会使得我们面无愧色地去牺牲别人。
• The tales and descriptions of that period without exception tell us of nothing but the self-sacrifice, the patriotism, the despair, the grief, and the heroism of the Russians.
  关于那一时代的故事和记载莫能例外地只讲讲牺牲精神，爱国热情，失望，痛苦，和英勇行为。
• As women, not only are our brains wired for "giving," we are socialized into relationship patterns of self-sacrifice and self-silence.
  对于女性来说，不但”给与“有天生的成分，而且在社会化的过程中形成了”自我牺牲“和”保持沉默“的关系规律。