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

• Conscientious coaches seek to impart lessons in teamwork, self-sacrifice, competition, gracious winning and losing.
  尽责的教练会寻觅办法让孩子们在团队精神、自我牺牲、竞争、平和地对待胜与败诸方面受到教育。
• Through self-denial, prayer, and helping others, we re-learn Jesus'way of self-sacrifice for others.
  透过舍弃自我，祈祷，和帮助他人，我们重新学习耶稣为人舍己的精神。
• They argued for a new morality based on self-sacrifice and honesty.
  他们大力宣扬一个以自我牺牲和诚实为基础的新道德。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。