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。
• He was endowed with the spirit of self-sacrifice.
  他富有自我牺牲精神。
• 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。
• 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。
• This requires great discipline and self-sacrifice.
  这需要严格的纪律和伟大的牺牲精神。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• In that sense, eery act is an act of self-sacrifice.
  在这种意义上，每个行动都是自我牺牲的表现。