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

• The value of self-sacrifice puts the benefit of the group above that of the individual.
  自我牺牲的价值观将群体的利益置于个人利益之上。
• Oh Lord, make us understand the truth of the cross and follow you along the path of self-sacrifice.
  求主使我们明白十字架的真谛，在一条舍己的路上跟随你。
• 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。
• 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。
• Under Hardy's pen, the heroine Tess is created as an attractive and warm-hearted pure woman, who has the quality of endurance and self-sacrifice.
  在哈代的笔下，女主人公苔丝被塑造成了一个漂亮并且十分热心的纯洁女人，它具有坚韧的耐力自我牺牲的品格。
• 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。
• 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。
• People say this is a selfish society, but frankly I've seen too much kindness, self-sacrifice and generosity to believe that.
  人们说这是个自私的社会，但是坦白地说，我看到过太多的仁慈、自我牺牲和慷慨，因而不会轻信这一观点。
• Self-development is a higher duty than self-sacrifice.
  自我发展是比自我牺牲更高的责任。
• 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。