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

• Marriage takes some kind of sacrifice, not dreadful self-sacrifice of the soul, but some level of compromise.
  婚姻需要作出某种牺牲，并非可怕的精神上的自我牺牲，而是某种程度的妥协。
• The greatest strength we have is the heroic kindness, courage, and self-sacrifice of the American people.
  我们美国人民最伟大的力量是英雄般的善良，勇气和自我牺牲。
• This is a time when insights and breakthroughs are possible in self-sacrifice and giving in on what is not important.
  这是见识和突破很可能存于在自我奉献中和在不重要的事情上做出让步的一个时期。
• This requires great discipline and self-sacrifice.
  这需要严格的纪律和伟大的牺牲精神。
• 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。
• It is one of the most popular, magical and flawless films of all time-focused on the themes of lost love, honor and duty, self-sacrifice and romance within a chaotic world.
  作为史上最受欢迎，完美无缺，魔幻般的影片之一，卡萨布兰卡讲述了乱世之中爱情的迷失，荣誉、责任与自我牺牲以及罗曼史。
• Self-development is a higher duty than self-sacrifice.
  自我发展是比自我牺牲更高的责任。
• 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。
• 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。
• Despite its presence within all religious traditions, extreme self-sacrifice is by no means easy to explain.
  虽然在所有的宗教传统中都存在着极端的自我牺牲现象，但要对它加以解释却并非易事。